May 10, 2021
Thousands of college students across the country are set to graduate in the coming weeks, ready to enter a workforce far more competitive than many expected. With members from last year’s graduating class still on the job hunt and over 60% of hiring managers looking to hire recent graduates, the Class of 2021 will need to stand out from their peers if they want to land jobs something that Christendom’s upcoming graduates are already accomplishing. Members of the Class of 2021, like Peter Cermak, Bridget Duffy, and Marcus Hynfield, already have jobs lined up for post-graduation, thanks to their balanced liberal arts education and help they received from Christendom’s Career Development Office.
Feb 25, 2021
Most Catholic families looking at colleges are interested in the type of education their children will receive, what the campus atmosphere is like, the quality of the faculty, the accessibility of the sacraments, the personalized attention given, and finally, the ability the college has to assist their children with finding suitable careers post-graduation. To that end, most colleges survey their alumni six months after graduation, asking them important questions about their satisfaction levels, employment status, salary range, and much more.
Based on a knowledge rate of 100% of the graduates, Christendom’s Class of 2020 achieved an overall successful employment rate of 98.8%. This percentage which includes employed graduates and those studying in graduate school stands far above the national average and is a testament to the employability of Christendom’s alumni, to the outstanding nature of the high-quality liberal arts education, and to the continued success
Freshman Retention Rate Exceeds National Average
Feb 19, 2021
Colleges spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to recruit the best students to their campuses each year. But when students enroll, oftentimes they are unhappy with their choice and transfer to a more desirous college at the end of their freshman year. For many, looking at a college’s freshman retention rate – the percentage of freshmen who choose to re-enroll for sophomore year – can be a very telling sign, and give deep insights into the education and culture of the school, as well as the level of customer satisfaction. Nationally, only 69% of freshmen return to their college for sophomore year.