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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CLASS OF 2013 POST GRADUATE REPORT
The Career Center at Westfield State University provides statistical reports to measure effectiveness, evaluate performance and promote transparency. Our purpose in capturing first destination, post-graduate information and compiling this report is to provide meaningful data that prospective students, parents, employers, the administration and the community can utilize. Our goal was to analyze a representative sample of the Class of 2013 to determine the postgraduation career and graduate school activities of individuals one year after graduation. We were very pleased with a 43% percent overall knowledge rate, achieved through a number of marketing initiatives and the Career Center’s tracking efforts. Knowledge rate refers to employment and graduate school information obtained through our survey, phone calling and LinkedIn efforts. Equally impressive in this economy is finding that approximately 85% percent, of those graduates we were able to locate or responded to the survey, are either employed or attending graduate school. Also noteworthy, 32 % percent of this group was engaged in public sector or non-profit employment, reflecting Westfield State University’s mission of assisting students to develop intellectually and to use their knowledge and skills to improve the social and economic conditions in their communities. It is exciting to see the wide range of professional activities of these new graduates. Members of the University community have worked diligently to guide and support these individuals during their undergraduate years. It is satisfying to see the outcome of these efforts as students launch their professional careers or pursue advanced study in a wide range of fields and industries. We are pleased to present our 2013 Post-Graduate Report. Using a systematic and comprehensive approach for gathering this type of data, we can examine our progress with students over time and guide future efforts on behalf of students and alumni. This project, compiled and managed by the Career Center, was truly a collaborative campus-wide effort, working closely with colleagues from Information Technology. We hope that you find this report to be informative and beneficial.
Sincerely, Junior Delgado Director, Career Center
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REPORT OVERVIEW The Class of 2013 Post-Graduate Report was compiled by the Westfield State University Career Center. Graduate information was obtained via an online survey, email, telephone and LinkedIn efforts beginning in January, 2015. Throughout the next year, the Career Center continued to search for accurate contact information for many of the 2013 graduates, while continuing to invite graduates to participate in the survey. The data collection process culminated in October of 2015 after two additional attempts via phone calls and
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extensive efforts to connect through LinkedIn. In total, 404 out of the 944 graduates for whom we were able to secure contact information or track, a 43% knowledge rate, provided the information used in this report. Information gathered regarding employment, graduate studies and related factors provided very interesting and significant analyses when compiling this data.
CLASS OF 2013 What is the Class of 2013 doing? Members of the Class of 2013’s primary activity six months after graduation. 82% Employment 7.4% Graduate School
4.2% Both Employment and Graduate School 4.2% Seeking Employment The Report shows that 85% are either employed or in graduate school.
Salary Information Respondents reporting some level of employment provided the following salary information:
Salary Breakdown by Percentage >$70,000 $65,000 – $69,999 $60,000 – $64,999 $55,000 – $59,999 $50,000 – $54,999 $45,000 – $49,999 $40,000 – $44,999 $35,000 – $39,999 $30,000 – $34,999 $25,000 – $29,999 $20,000 – $24,999 $15,000 – $19,999 $10,000 – $14,999 $9,999
2.18 0 2.17 3.26 15.22 14.13 16.3 6.52 14.13 2.17 10.87 4.35 4.35 4.35
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EMPLOYMENT 82% of those employed indicate careers related to their major. 32% reported employment in the non-profit sector. Breakdown of when employment was secured:
When did they obtain employment?
20%
33% Before Graduation or < 3 Months After Graduation 3 – 6 Months After Graduation
25%
6 – 12 Months After Graduation
22%
> 12 Months After Graduation
Employment by industry for 2013 graduates: What industries are most represented for employing our graduates? Education
16.94%
Advertising & Marketing
4.92%
Government
12.02%
Construction, Machinery and Homes
3.28%
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals
11.48%
Entertainment & Leisure
3.28%
Nonprofit
10.93%
Food & Beverages
2.73%
Insurance
2.73%
Business Support & Logistics
7.65%
Telecommunications, Technology, Internet & Electronics
Utilities, Energy, and Extraction
2.73%
7.10%
Automotive
1.09%
Retail & Consumer Durables
6.56%
Agriculture
0.55%
Finance & Financial Services
5.46%
Manufacturing
0.55%
Total
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Employers of 2013 graduates (Representative Sample) Westfield State University graduates listed employment at the following: Achieve Physical Therapy Active Lifestyle Fitness Aetna Albany FSC Align Dental Allied Barton Allstate American Income Life Insurance Company Amherst College Apex Companies, LLC Arbella Insurance Group Arbour Counseling Services Arise for Social Justice Arts for All Inc. Ascentria Care Alliance Associates of Cape Cod Inc. Aztech Technologies Babson Capital Management Bank of America BART Charter School Barton Associates Inc. Baystate Medical Center Beacon ABA Services Behavior Health Network Inc. Bekka Sante Belchertown Police Department Berkshire Health Systems Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center Big Y Foods BlumShapiro Boys and Girls Club Inc. Brigham and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Bright Horizons Brighter Beginnings Child Care Brightwood British Embassy Brody Hardoon Perkins & Kesten, LLP Brooks & Powe Brown Brothers Harriman C Space C&S Wholesale Grocers Canton Recreation Department Cape Cod Healthcare Capgemini
Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. Caring Health Center Inc. Carolina Center for ABA and Autism Treatment Carson Center at Valley Human Services Catalyst Catholic Medical Center Cell Signaling Technology Centek Engineering Champlain College Charleston RiverDogs Choice Health Citizens Bank City Electric Supply Clark University Clear Channel Radio Clinical Support Options Comcast Commonwealth of Massachusetts Community Services Institute Connecticut Judicial Branch Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa Conservation Services Group Consigli Construction Courtyard Marriott Creative Financial Staffing (CFS) CREC Credly Cushman & Wakefield Dawood Engineering De Young Museum Delta-21 Resources, Inc Dennis Partners Dexter Southfield School Direct Capital Dunn & Phillips Edge Salon and Spa EDOS Mfg Reps EF Education First EMC Empower Retirement Enfield Public Schools Enterprise Rent-A-Car Environmental Compliance Services, Inc. Everett and Sons Insurance
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EMPLOYERS OF 2013 GRADS (CONT.) Evergreen Center Excel Orthopaedic Specialist Expert Fitness Health Club Express Scripts Eze Castle Integration First Investors Florence Savings Bank Framingham State University Franklin County Sheriff’s Office FSC Pediatrics Global Wines Inc. Goji Good Samaritan Hospital Granite Telecommunications Granville Village School Guardian Insurance Guidewire Inc. Hampden County District Attorney’s Office Hampden County Sheriffs Department Harvest Wealth Management Hillcrest Educational Centers Hillsborough Public Schools Holyoke Public Schools Hopkinton Public Schools Horizons for Homeless Children Intarcia Therapeutics Lando & Anastasi, LLP LEGO Group LEGO Systems Inc. Life Care of Wilbraham Lowell General Hospital Lowell Public Schools Lowes Companies, Inc. Lynch Construction Malden Public Schools Massachusetts Army National Guard Massachusetts Department of Children and Families Massachusetts Department of Revenue Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infermary Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Massachusetts Trial Court Probation Office MassMutual Financial Group May Institute Medcare Emergency Health Medford Public Schools
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MEDITECH Mediterranean Shipping Company U.S.A Megan’s Treasures Mercer Corporation Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment, Bank of America Corp. MetaComet Systems Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia MFS Investment Management MiddleOak Mount Holyoke College Mountainside Children’s Center MPACT-TV Muscle Mixers Nancy Lowell Nashua New Hampshire Police Department National Grid NCS-a Xerox Company NetApp New England Adolescent Research Institute New England Center for Children New England Geriatrics New England Ultimate Finishing New York Life Insurance Company NFP Sports Noble Hospital North of Boston Media Group Northeastern University Northwestern District Attorney’s Office NuPath Inc Old Colony Planning Council Old Colony YMCA Old Orchard Beach Police Department OMG Inc OnTray Magazine Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School Pearson North America Penske Peoples Bank Powerhouse Gym Prestige Medical Billing QuEST Global Questar Reminder Publications Riverside Community Care Roots Learning Center S. Reichett and Company, LLC SageFox Consulting Group, LLC
EMPLOYERS OF 2013 GRADS (CONT.) Scantic Valley YMCA Sea-Dar Construction Securitas Critical Infastructure Services Inc. Sedexo Servicenet Sheriff’s Office Regional Dog Shelter Sherwin Williams Shrewsbury Athletic Club Shrewsbury Public Schools Six Flags New England Sodexo Food Service, INC Somerville Public Schools Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. Sports and Physical Therapy Associates Springfield Public Schools SS&C Technologies, Inc. Staples State Street Steel Art Company StubHub Suffolk University Superior Networking Solutions TBR Global The Brattleboro Retreat The Hanover Insurance Group The Key Program, Inc The New England Center for Children The Republican/EL Pueblo Latino The Rinaldi Group LLC The TJX Companies, Inc The Westfield News Group Thing5 TigerPress Tori County Medical Associates Town of Acton MA Planning Office Town of East Longmeadow, MA Town of Manchester, CT Town of Monson, MA Travelers Insurance Trinity Industries, Inc. Tunstall Corporation U.S. Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) United Bank United States Air Force United States Air Force Security Forces
United States National Gaurd Unitrends UPS USDA APHIS PPQ Vermont Technical College Virtual, Inc. Walgreens WB Mason Company Wellfleet Police Department West Springfield Public Schools Westfield State University White Oak School WilmerHale WOAY-TV Workplace Options YWCA of Western Massachusetts
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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Approximately 7.4% of the survey respondents indicated that they are currently pursuing a graduate degree
Westfield State University alumni reported attending the following schools: (Representative Sample) Academy of Art University Assumption College Bay Path University Bay State College Boston College Boston University Bridgewater State University Champlain College Franco - American Vocal Academy Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
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New England School of Law Northeastern University Northeastern University School of Law Simmons College University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Southern California Western New England University Westfield State University
WHERE DID THEY GO? Westfield State University Graduates by Location
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Other U.S. States (CA, CO, DC, FL, IA, MD, MI, NC, NY, SC, TN, WI) Employed in New England (Outside of MA) Employed in Massachusetts
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Graduates from the Class of 2013 live all across the US. Eighty-one percent (78%) of graduates responding to our survey report Massachusetts as their top destination after graduation, choosing to remain in Massachusetts for employment opportunities. Twenty-five percent (23%) of those who remained in Massachusetts secured employment in the Greater Springfield area
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CAREER CENTER The Career Center strives to assist students and alumni find success in employment, educational advancement and career management. Some additional resources: Personal career advising Career Connections (online job and internship board) Career and job search workshops Career and graduate school fairs Employer networking events Job and internship postings Weekly electronic announcements to market jobs and events Graduate school advising Extensive web resources Mock interviews Career Mentor program Classroom presentations Etiquette Dinner/Fashion Show On-campus employer visits Of those graduates responding to our survey, they visited the Career Center 64% said or participated in a Career Center sponsored program while at Westfield State University.
56% participated in an internship.
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SENIOR ADMINISTRATION Dr. Ramon Torrecilha, Ph.D. President
Dr. Carlton Pickron, Ed.D. Vice President, Student Affairs
Dr. Marsha Marotta, Ph.D. Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs
Azanda Seymour, M.Ed. Executive Assistant to the President
Dr. Kimberly Tobin, Ph.D. Interim Vice President, Administration and Finance
CAREER CENTER STAFF Junior Delgado, M.Ed. Director, Career Center
Jennifer Serra, B.A. Career Counselor
Giselle Abed, M.Ed. Associate Director, Career Center
Sharon King Administrative Assistant II
Dino Innarelli, M.P.A. Coordinator of Alumni Career Services
Lori Putnam Clerk IV
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