Graduate Follow-Up Report 69161LSS 2016-17 NWTC Graduate Follow Up Booklet | Page 3

2016-2017 NWTC GRADUATE FOLLOW-UP SUMMARY Looking for the education and training that will lead to a successful career? 97.9% OF NWTC GRADUATES SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED WITH THEIR TRAINING Consider Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Very Satisfied WHY GRADUATES CHOOSE NWTC 62% MAKE A CAREER CHANGE 20.4% IMPROVE EXISTING JOB SKILLS PREPARE FOR FURTHER EDUCATION 21.6% PERSONAL INTEREST 7.4% OTHER REASONS 2.5% LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT Employed graduates, degree related 35.9% 11.1% PREPARATION FOR GETTING A JOB 37.2% Satisfied Unsatisfied or Very Unsatisfied 2.1% PERCENTAGE OF NWTC GRADUATES EMPLOYED Graduates available for employment, all jobs: 94.7% of 2016-2017 graduates available for employment were employed six months after graduation, and 78.8% of those had jobs in their field of study. 72.9% Employed EMPLOYED IN THE NWTC DISTRICT 94.7% 95.3% EMPLOYED IN WISCONSIN 4.7% Seeking Employment 5.3% EMPLOYED OUT-OF- STATE MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRADUATES EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN FIELD, WITHIN SIX MONTHS $ OF GRADUATION 41,596 3