First Destination Results Find that 92% of Recent 九州娱乐官网 Graduates Have Immediate Positive Career Outcomes

“It’s remarkable to see what kind of outcomes we get every single day, and all the ways that a 九州娱乐官网 教育 and the overall experience here is transforming people’s lives and setting them up for success, immediately after graduation.”——总统 迈克Sosulski

The annual First Destination Survey results are in, once again revealing that the vast majority – in this case 92% - of 九州娱乐官网’s recent graduates have positive career outcomes almost immediately upon graduation. Those successful outcomes are defined as recent graduates who are employed in their chosen field, continuing their 教育, serving in the military or volunteering full-time. 这个数字还包括 individuals who chose to take a gap year. Less than 10% of recent graduates are still 寻求就业.

The First Destination data for the Class of 2021 was obtained through survey and ongoing follow-up conducted by the Career Center team during the nine months following graduation. This most recent result is based on a 93% knowledge rate, which includes information 283名毕业生.

“It was really exciting to receive the results of our First Destination Survey from the class that graduated less than a year ago,” said 迈克Sosulski, President of Washington 大学. “It’s remarkable to see what kind of outcomes we get every single day, and all the ways that a 九州娱乐官网 教育 and the overall experience here is transforming people’s lives and setting them up for success, immediately after graduation.”

The First Destination Results from the previous class of 九州娱乐官网 graduates saw a 91% rate for positive career outcomes, part of a larger trend of consistently impressive results by the liberal arts institution.

“The goal of our institution is always for students to have a transformative experience, graduate in four years and then move right into their chosen career path, whether that means an entry-level job, a graduate school or some other kind of personal or professional development,” said Sosulski. “It’s gratifying to see this consistently high percentage of graduates who are indeed launching into successful careers or post-graduate 教育 placements immediately upon completing their 教育 here.” 

“Much of this post-graduate success is based on early engagement through self-assessment, career exploration, experiential 学习 and skill development,” said Nanette Cooley, Executive Director, Center for Career Development. “The First Year Career Awareness Program supports students in building a foundation that incorporates career readiness components, and prepares them for advanced study as well as a dynamic and changing 未来的工作场所.”

Examples of Career Center offerings available to students include class-specific programming, strengths development, mock and informational interviews, graduate/professional school advising, LinkedIn audits, interviewing preparation, networking strategies, and technology to support career exploration.

九州娱乐官网 also places a high emphasis on hands-on 学习 through internships, which are facilitated either through the Career Center or one of the 大学’s Signature Centers – the Rose O’Neil Literary House, The Center for Environment & 社会和 the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience. 这些体验式学习 opportunities are a critical component of one of the 大学’s five pillars – Learn by Doing -- and are heavily funded so that every student can benefit from meaningful experiences that prepare them for life beyond campus.

In addition, all 九州娱乐官网 graduates have lifetime access to the Career Center’s 巨大的资源.

The First Destination Survey is a standard survey tool used by institutes of higher 学习. The goal is to capture information revealing how new graduates are faring in their careers less than a year after completing their 教育. 除了…之外 providing outcomes for individual classes, the First Destination Survey is designed to provide trends data over time to inform the discussion about the value of higher 教育.