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Trent Graduates Get Jobs

Trent graduates are excelling in the labour market and four out of every five graduates, who responded to a recent survey, indicated that they had found a job related to their field of study at university. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and the Council of Ontario Universities conduct the annual survey - first introduced in 1996.

Trent graduates of 2000 have an overall employment rate of 96.2 per cent six months after graduation, up from 1999's employment rate of 90.8 per cent. Programs with full employment rates include Physical Sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, and Arts programs such as Cultural Studies, Modern Languages and Classics. Moreover, two years after graduation, the employment rate for Trent graduates exceeds 97 per cent with full employment for Business Administration, Biology and Arts programs.

These statistics are excerpted from the Trent Performance Indicators 2003 report (Word document), which showcases data on student performance, teaching and faculty research, enrolment, supporting environment, financial indicators and Maclean's survey.

The following table outlines employment rates of Trent graduates of 2000, by academic program.

2000 Trent University
Employment Rates by Academic Program

2000 Degrees
6-Months Employed
Total
Employment Rates (%)
2-Years Employed
Total
Employment Rates (%)
Response Rates

Business

17

18

94.4

18

18

100

Social Sciences

67

69

97.1

74

75

98.7

Humanities

56

59

94.9

74

77

96.1

Biology

39

41

95.1

38

38

100

Computer Science

5

6

83.3

5

7

71.4

Physical Sciences

32

32

100

32

33

97

Arts

13

13

100

13

13

100

2000 Trent Totals

229

238

96.2

254

261

97.3

35.9%

Source: MTCU

The following graph compares Trent against other Ontario universities. In 2000, Trent outperformed the system in both categories and employment rates two years after graduation exceeded the system average by approximately 1.5 per cent.


Source: MTCU

Posted December 22, 2003

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