Clemson University says a new survey shows their graduates are finding jobs at nearly twice the national average.
The 2011 National Survey of Student Engagement found that 67 percent of Clemson seniors reported having an internship, field experience, clinical assignment or practicum — a supervised practical application of classroom learning.
The national average is 50 percent for the more than 750 colleges and universities that participated in the survey and 48 percent for public universities in the Southeast.
“Employers have come to expect Clemson graduates to not only be well educated, but to be well prepared to use their education in professional settings,” said Neil Burton, director of Clemson’s Michelin Career Center in a written release.
According to Burton, for 2010-11, 36 percent of Clemson students either had a full time job offer in hand or had committed to a branch of the armed services before graduating.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers reported a 2011 national average of 18 percent.
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