FSC’s Alumni Track Record of Finding Jobs Is Amazing!
April 8, 2019
Graduating this spring and wondering what the future holds? Well, start smiling because there’s almost surely a job in your future within just a few months of graduating.
FSC’s most recent survey of alumni – 2017-2018 – reveals that 94% of baccalaureate degree recipients are employed and/or continuing their education within six months of graduation. Of that group, 73% are working full-time and 95% are working in Metro New York, with the majority (82%) working on Long Island.
Seventy-one percent of employed respondents are working in a new job related to their degree (39%) or continuing in a related job (32%).
The 2017-2018 “Six Months after Graduation Report” was completed by 23% of the graduating classes of 2017 and 2018.
Other highlights of the survey include:
• Among baccalaureate degree recipients whose positions are related to their degree, 62% secured their jobs prior to graduation.
• 70% of the employed graduates said they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their preparation at Farmingdale State College. This percentage goes up to 79% among those working in a job related to their major.
• 20% of baccalaureate respondents who are employed reported annual salaries of at least $60,000. 38% reported annual salaries of $40,000 or more.
• 32% of respondents reported having done an internship at Farmingdale. Of that group, 53% were offered a permanent position at the company where they interned. 41% of those responding to the survey got their internship through a Farmingdale instructor or a Farmingdale internship program.
• Baccalaureate survey respondents received degrees in majors from the School of Business (42%), School of Engineering Technology (26%), School Health Sciences (8%) and School of Arts and Sciences (24%).
