The Connecticut State University System’s Class of 2010 admit they are a mostly happy, employed group of homebodies more than a year after getting their diplomas, a fresh survey shows.
Ninety percent of the 2010 graduates in the annual survey covering the four schools that comprise the system say they have either a full- or part-time job. And 73 percent say they have either a newer, higher level or more rewarding job since graduation – better than the 66 percent who had new jobs in the year-earlier survey.
The four are: Central Connecticut in New Britain; Western Connecticut in Danbury; Southern Connecticut in Hamden; and Eastern Connecticut in Windham.
While the overall percentage of individuals who are employed remained steady, the percentage of those employed full-time, versus part-time, declined slightly for the third consecutive year. Among 2010 graduates, the breakdown was 62 percent full-time and 28 percent part-time. In 2009, the breakdown was 64 percent to 26 percent; in 2008 it was 71 percent to 20 percent.Â
Also, nearly nine in 10 CSUS graduates surveyed said they were still in Connecticut a year after graduating in contrast to many graduates who have been leaving Connecticut.
CSUS is the state’s largest university system, with more than 36,500 students.
