Annual Report,  2006-07

Mission Statement  

The Career Center assists students and alumni through all phases of career development to bridge the transition between the academic environment and the world of work.

Global Goals

Introduction to the Annual Report

The data in this report represent some of our program results and are not intended to represent job placement statistics for all graduating students at CSU, Chico. While we continue to conduct outreach efforts to create awareness regarding our services, not all graduating students are aware of our program or choose to use our services, and many who do fail to report job offers to us.

Some of the many ways students acquire jobs independent of our services include using connections made during prior internships and connections made through the efforts of faculty, family, and friends. Students also may conduct searches on their own using the Internet or other methods without the assistance of our office or decide to enter teaching credential or master’s degree programs.

We began registering all teaching credential students in 2003/2004. This is the third year we have included them in our annual report. In the fall of 2004, we also began registering all students utilizing our services whether graduating or not. This is the second year we have included them in our report.

Information about the Registrants

Figure 1. Three-Year Comparison of Registrants

Figure 1 represents a three-year history of the total number of students (undergraduate, graduate, and alumni seeking employment) utilizing our office.

*The steep increase in 2004-05 is partially owing to the fact that these figures reflect all undergraduates using our office, not just graduating seniors as in the past.

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Registrants in 2004-05=2465; Registrants in 2005-06=3037; Registrants in 2006-07=3547

Figure 2. Number of Registrants by College

Figure 2 shows the number of registrants by college (includes non-graduating undergraduate registrants). Students with double majors are counted as registrants in each program.

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Agriculture=68; Behavioral and Social Science=660; Business=739; Communication and Education=605; Teaching Credential=719; Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management=366; Graduate, International, and Sponsored Programs=42; Humanities and Fine Arts=264; Natural Sciences=109; Undeclared=44.

Figure 3. Comparison of Graduating Registrants from Each College with Actual Number Graduating

Figure 3 compares the number of students from each college who utilized our services with the total number graduating from each college. The number of registrants may be more than the number of degrees granted since the number of registrants includes alumni. Approximately 68% of graduating students university-wide utilized our services.

Figure 4. Student Status of Registrants

Figure 4 shows the breakdown of student status as a percentage of total registrants.

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Graduating Seniors=1531 (44%); Alumni=505 (14%); Graduate Students=153 (4%); Teaching Credential Students=539 (15%); Undergraduates not graduating=819 (23%)

Information about Recruiters and Majors They Select

Figure 5. Number of Recruiters Over Past 15-Year Period

Figure 5 shows the number of on-campus recruiters over a 15-year period. The data directly correlates with the economic conditions in those years. In years with relatively high unemployment rates, fewer companies recruit on campus; in years with relatively low unemployment, more companies recruit. 

The downward trend beginning in 1999/2000 is an indicator of the economic recession realized in 2001/2002 and worsening in 2003/2004. 

Figure 6. Four-Year Comparison of  Majors Recruited

Figure 6 shows the majors that the on-campus recruiters are seeking. The "Business/Technical" category includes all students with majors within the College of Business and all students with majors within the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management. The "All Majors" category means the company is willing to hire students from any academic discipline. Many of the companies that come to campus to recruit for a business-oriented position are interested in hiring any major from across the campus because of the well-rounded curriculum taught at CSU, Chico.

Job Offers & Acceptances  

Figure 7 shows job offers made to students and accepted by them for the 2006/2007 academic year. It is important to note that not all offers are reported to our office, and that some of the reported offers are listed as pending. Unless students update this information, pending offers and acceptances are not included here.

Figure 7. Total Offers and Acceptances,  2006-2007

Figure 8. Job Offers by College Compared to Total Job Offers Reported, 2006-2007

Figure 8 shows the breakdown of job offers by college as a percentage of total offers reported.

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Agriculture=13 offers (3%); Behavioral and Social Science=52 offers (11%); Business=148 offers(31%); Communication and Education=89 offers (18%); Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Manangement=81 (16%); Graduate and International Studies=5 (1%); Humanities and Fine Arts=17 (3%); Natural Sciences=13 (3%)

Figure 9. Companies with Most Job Offers, 2006-2007

Figure 9 ranks the companies extending the most job offers for the 2006/2007 year.

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Chevron Info Tech=12 offers;Wolseley = 11 offers; Bearing Point=11 offers; KPMG=10; PG&E=9;  Hyatt Hotels=7; Capgeminil=6 offers; Enterprise Rent-A-Car=5;Aerotek=5

Figure 10. Three-Year Annual Average Salary Comparison by College: Bachelor's and Credential Level

Figure 10 shows a three-year comparison of average starting salaries, designated by college or program. It is important to note that often students will report job offers/acceptances, but decline to state starting salary. Thus, the salaries reported are not representative of total offers/acceptances, but the mean of offers/acceptances reported that also included salary information.

**Teaching shows credential salaries separate from College of Communication and Education.

Figure 11. Average Salary Comparison of CSU, Chico and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Salary Survey/Fall 2005

Salary Offers to CSU, Chico Students Listed by Major

Figure 12. The following table reports the salary offers by degree type and major.