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Class of 2011Graduate ReportCalvin College Career DevelopmentData collected for a 12 month periodbeginning February 2011 and ending February 2012Compiled by Beth Cok, Manager of Experiential EducationLydia Hogewoning, Career Student SupervisorJennifer Cuffman, Career Student Assistant

MethodologyThis report includes Calvin College graduates from December 2010 through August 2011.The statistics in this report are based on survey information received through multiplesources. Students were offered an incentive gift card of 15 to the campus store for thefollowing reporting methods. February 2011: Senior graduation planning event surveySpring 2011 – Fall 2011: online report formMay 2011: Alumni survey as students picked up their graduation gownDepartment chairs and faculty were asked to assist in gathering information related tograduates who had not reported their activity. In September through February 2012, theCareer Development Office followed up with graduates using Calvin’s alumni on-linenetwork, LinkedIn, Facebook and e-mail.Internship information was obtained from the graduate surveys and Career Development’s collegewide internship database.Highlights 84.8% reported their post-graduate activity 79.7% reported having at least one internship/practicum while at Calvin 67.7% are professionally employed while 22.7% are in graduate school 7.5% are employed but seeking better employment and 2.1% are not employed 51% reported residing in Michigan 88.1% reported residing in the United States

Graduate Response SummaryTotal Graduates:883Total Respondents:749Response Rate:84.8%*For the remainder of the report, unless indicated otherwise, all statistics are based on the 749reports receivedPost-Graduate ActivityEmployed50767.7%Graduate School17022.7%16 (2.1%) graduates reported both graduate school and employmentEmployed & Seeking (Underemployed)567.5%Not Employed162.1%121.6%40.5%Seeking EmploymentNot Seeking EmploymentInternships704 out of the total 883 grads (79.7%) had at least one internship/practicum while at Calvin. Thisincludes required practicums (e.g. student teaching) as well as optional experiences.Charts below represent all students completing internships during 2010-11 (not just new grads).Top Majors / # of StudentInternships in t9%Employer TypeProfit49%Nonprofit42%

MajorsOf the 2010-11 graduates, thelargest student group is thebusiness major, with 134graduates. The 10majors/programs with thehighest number of grads(counting all teacher educationprogram students in theeducation count) can be viewedTop 10 Graduate 1148866636057454545in the table on the right.Locations88.1% (660 grads) arecurrently residing in the U.S.The tables to the right showthe top state and city locationsTop 5 State in51%8%3%2%2%for these graduates.Top 5 City LocationsGrand RapidsChicagoDetroit (including Ann Arbor)LansingKalamazoo8.1% (61 grads) are currentlyresiding outside the U.S., and3.7% (28 grads) of theresponding grads did notreport a location.36%7%2%2%1%Non-U.S. LocationsAsiaCanadaCentral AmericaEuropeAfrica2.5%2.1%1.9%1.1%.5%

Response Rate and Internship StatisticsMajor/Program by Departments (1)Art and Art HistoryTotal # of2011 Grads# Reported% Reporting# withInternship% rt History88100%450.0%Asian onal y372773.0%3286.5%Business231565.2%1669.6%Business Communications302480.0%2790.0%Business Finance8787.5%787.5%Business Human Resources88100%787.5%Business Marketing141392.9%14100.0%Business Operations44100%4100.0%Business/Math Group11100%1100.0%Business Small Business8787.5%787.5%Social Science Group100.0%1100.0%BusinessChemistry & iochemistry191789.5%1473.7%Classical Languages171694.1%1058.8%Classical Studies44100%250.0%Classical 150.0%887180.7%8090.9%Speech Pathology & Audiology181794.4%18100.0%Film Studies44100%4100.0%Media Production14857.1%1285.7%Media tre4375.0%250.0%Business/CAS Group302480.0%2790.0%Digital Communication Group100.0%00.0%1717100%17100.0%Computer Science1111100%11100.0%Information 4100.0%K-12 Education161593.8%16100.0%Elementary 9%33100.0%Communication Arts & SciencesComputer ScienceEconomicsEducation(2)Special EducationSecondary Education(1) Double Majors & Secondary Ed majors counted twice, but once in totals. Programs with no majors are excluded.(2) Doesn’t include education masters students. Special Ed included in Elem Ed.

Response Rate and Internship StatisticsMajor/Program by DepartmentsTotal # of2011 Grads# Reported% Reporting# withInternship5510% 0%Civil & Environmental191789.5%1684.2%Electrical & sh454088.9%2760.0%French10990.0%660.0%Geology, Geography, Env Studies10990.0%660.0%Environmental 22100.0%2100.0%Germanic and Asian Languages161487.5%956.3%Dutch/Netherlandic y453373.3%3986.7%Physical 0%Interdisciplinary343191.2%2264.7%International Development Studies161381.3%956.3%Mathematics & 571.4%74Instrumental Music Educ11100.0%100.0%Vocal Music phy252080.0%936.0%Physics8787.5%675.0%Political SciencePolitical .5Sociology & Social l 479.7%International 1%100.0%

Graduate School170 (22.7%) reported graduate school enrollment. Sixteen reported employment, as well asgraduate school attendance.The top four graduate schools areshown to the right.List of Graduate SchoolsAttendedArizona State UniversityA.T. Still UniversityBarry UniversityBoston UniversityBowling Green UniversityBrock UniversityCalvin CollegeCalvin TheologicalSeminaryCanisius CollegeCase Western ReserveSchool of LawCentral Michigan UniversityColorado State UniversityCooley Law SchoolCornell UniversityCovenant TheologicalSeminaryDuke DivinityEast Carolina UniversityEastern MichiganUniversityFort Hays State UniversityGordon-ConwellTheological SeminaryGrand Valley State Univ.Great Lakes Institute ofEnvironmental ResearchHope CollegeFashion Institute of DesignFerris State UniversityFlorida International Univ.Fuller Theological SeminaryIdaho State UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University Schoolof OptometryIndiana Wesleyan SeminaryInstitute for ChristianStudiesKansas State UniversityLoma Linda UniversityMassachusetts Institute ofTechnologyMichigan State UniversityMidWestern UniversityNew York College ofPodiatric MedicineNorth Carolina State Univ.North Dakota State Univ.Northwestern UniversityNotre DameOakland UniversityOakland Univ. WilliamWilliam Beaumont Schoolof MedicinePenn State UniversityPepperdine UniversityPrinceton TheologicalSeminaryPurdue UniversityRedeemer SeminaryReformed TheologicalSeminaryRegent UniversityRush UniversitySaint Xavier UniversitySouth Cal Institute ofArchitectureTexas A&M UniversityThe Chicago School ofProfessional PsychologyThe Ohio State UniversityThomas M. Cooley LawSchoolUnion UniversityUniversity of AlbertaUniv. of British ColumbiaUniv. of Central FloridaUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of ColoradoUniversity of DelawareUniversity of DenverUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of IowaUniversity of KansasUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of MarylandUniv. of MassachusettsUniversity of MichiganUniv. of MissouriUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of NebraskaUniv. of North CarolinaUniv. of Northern ColoradoUniversity of OregonUniversity of TexasUniversity of UtahUniv. of Western OntarioUniversity of WisconsinTop 4 Graduate SchoolsAttendedUniversity of MichiganGrand Valley State UniversityMichigan State UniversityCalvin Theological SeminaryVirginia College ofOsteopathic MedicineWashington UniversityWayne State UniversityWestern Michigan Univ.Westminster SeminaryCaliforniaWestern TheologicalSeminaryWheaton CollegeWichita State UniversityWilfred Laurier UniversityWest Chester UniversityWorcester PolytechnicInstituteYale Divinity SchoolList of Graduate ProgramsAccountancyAcute Care NursePractitioner ProgramAerospace EngineeringAesthetics, Hermeneutics,and Philosophy ofDiscourseApplied PhysicsAquatic ToxicologyAstronomy andAstrophysicsAudiologyBehavioral NeuroscienceBio-agricultural Scienceand Pest ManagementBiochemistryBiomedical EngineeringBusinessCell and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringChemistryChinese StudiesClassicsClinical CounselingClinical PsychologyCommunication Sciencesand DisordersComputer ScienceCounseling PsychologyCriminal JusticeDentistryEast Asian StudiesEducationEnglish LiteratureEnvironmental EngineeringEpidemiology:International HealthExercise and SportsMedicineGeographyGeologyHospitality ManagementHuman Nutrition andSports DieteticsInternational Affairs andPacific StudiesInternational SecurityLabor RelationsLawLibrary and InformationScienceManagementMasters of DivinityMathematical FinanceMathematicsMedicineMerchandise MarketingNursingOccupational TherapyOptometryOrganic ChemistryOsteopathic MedicinePediatric Nurse PractitionerPharmacyPhilosophyPhysical TherapyPhysician AssistantPublic History: HistoricPreservationPublic PolicyRailroad EngineeringEastern European StudiesSecondary EducationSocial WorkSociologySoil and Crop ScienceSpanishSpeech Pathology andAudiologySports ManagementTheologyToxicologyUrban and RegionalPlanningUrban Education

Employment563 (75.2%) graduates reported being employed. 56 (7.5%) of these grads are seekingbetter employment. In addition, 16 graduate school attendees reported being employed.Position titles held by the graduates:AccountantHuman Resources AdministratorRegulatory TechnicianAdmissions CounselorInternational DeveloperResearch AssociateAnalystInvestment Banking AnalystSocial Media CoordinatorArboristIT SpecialistSocial Service CoordinatorArmy OfficerLab AnalystSocial WorkerArt Museum ServicesLogistics CoordinatorSoftware EngineerBilling AssistantMarketing SpecialistSpecial Education TeacherCare ProviderMechanical Systems EngineerSpecial Education AssistantCivil EngineerMedia MarketerStewardship & Affiliate CoordinatorComputer ProgrammerNeighborhood Dev. CoordinatorStrategic ManagementContractorNeurodevelopmental TechnicianStructural Designer/InspectorCredit AnalystOffice ManagerTeacherCustomer Care ExecutivePersonal TrainerTechnical ServicesDesignerPhotographerTechnical WriterDevelopment AssistantPhysical Therapy AideTV BroadcastingDirect Health Care ProviderPolice OfficerVeterinary AssistantEditorProduct DesignerVideographer and EditorElectrical EngineerProperty ManagementVisual ManagerEngineerPublic Relations ManagerWeb DeveloperEnglish TranslatorPublishing ProfessionalWedding and Events CoordinatorFinancial AnalystQuality Assurance/Software TesterWorship DirectorFreelance WriterRecreation TherapistYouth PastorGeotechnical Field EngineerRegistered NurseYouth Treatment SpecialistGraphic DesignerRegulatory Affairs ManagerHomeless Veteran SpecialistHuman Resources Administrator