FIT administers an annual survey of alumni who graduated during the previous academic
year with either an associate or bachelor’s degree. This one-year-out survey asks
graduates about their current education and employment status, satisfaction with their
overall FIT experience, and skills gained at FIT. A total of 3,663 graduates from
the 2017-2018 academic year were surveyed and 725 responded, generating a 20% response
rate. Bachelor’s graduates were surveyed in May 2019, a year after graduation. Associate
graduates were surveyed in January 2019. The earlier date for associate graduates
is required for outcomes reporting related to FIT’s participation in the federal Perkins
technical education grant program.
Key Results
Employment and School Attendance
- Eighty-two percent of associate degree graduates reported that they continued their
education after graduating. Far fewer of the bachelor’s graduates (5%) reported continuing
on to further schooling.
- Eighty-one percent of associate degree graduates who were not attending school were
employed, with 14% being unemployed (not working and seeking employment), and 5% were
not working and not seeking employment.
- Eighty-six percent of bachelor’s graduates were employed, with 70% reporting employment
in a job related to their degree. Twelve percent were unemployed (not working and
seeking employment) and two percent were not working but not seeking employment.
- A placement rate, which is used for federal Higher Education Act reporting requirements,
is calculated for students who are employed or seeking employment. This placement
rate equals the number of employed graduates as a percentage of the total of employed
graduates and those who are seeking employment. The placement rate for associate degree
graduates was 68% and the placement rate for bachelor’s degree graduates was 88%.
Earnings and Benefits
Among working graduates, 87% of bachelor’s graduates and 79% of associate graduates
who were not attending school worked full-time. Among bachelor’s graduates who worked
full-time, 77% earned more than $40,000 per year and 81% had health insurance. Forty-eight
percent of associate graduates not attending school earned more than $40,000 per year
and 62% had health insurance.
New York Employment
Among working graduates, 83% stayed in New York State to work, 4% worked in New Jersey,
and 2% worked outside the U.S.
Employment and School Attendance
Associate Degree Employment and School Attendance Outcomes by School
School Attendance
|
All |
Art and Design |
Business and Technology |
|
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Attending FIT |
327 |
78% |
148 |
76% |
175 |
80% |
Attending Another School |
16 |
4% |
7 |
4% |
8 |
4% |
Not Attending School |
77 |
18% |
40 |
21% |
37 |
17% |
Total |
420 |
100% |
195 |
100% |
220 |
100% |
School Attendance |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Attending FIT |
327 |
78% |
148 |
76% |
175 |
80% |
Attending Another School |
16 |
4% |
7 |
4% |
8 |
4% |
Not Attending School |
77 |
18% |
40 |
21% |
37 |
17% |
Total |
420 |
100% |
195 |
100% |
220 |
100% |
Employment (All Associate Graduates) |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Employed, Related to Degree |
120 |
29% |
43 |
22% |
76 |
35% |
Employed, Unrelated to Degree |
111 |
27% |
49 |
26% |
61 |
26% |
Employed Subtotal |
231 |
56% |
92 |
48% |
137 |
63% |
Unemployed, seeking employment |
108 |
26% |
56 |
29% |
49 |
23% |
Unemployed, not seeking employment |
74 |
18% |
44 |
23% |
30 |
14% |
Total Responses |
413 |
100% |
192 |
100% |
216 |
100% |
Employment (Associate Graduates Not Attending School) |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Employed, Related to Degree |
46 |
55% |
25 |
57% |
21 |
53% |
Employed, Unrelated to Degree |
22 |
26% |
11 |
25% |
11 |
28% |
Employed Subtotal |
68 |
81% |
36 |
82% |
32 |
80% |
Unemployed, seeking employment |
12 |
14% |
5 |
11% |
7 |
18% |
Unemployed, not seeking employment |
4 |
5% |
3 |
7% |
1 |
3% |
Total Responses |
84 |
100% |
44 |
100% |
40 |
100% |
Placement Rate (All Associate Graduates) |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
(A) Employed Subtotal |
231 |
|
92 |
|
137 |
|
(B) Employed and Seeking Employment |
339 |
|
148 |
|
186 |
|
Placement Rate (A divided by B) |
68% |
|
62% |
|
74% |
|
Bachelor's Degree Employment and School Attendance Outcomes by School
School Attendance |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Attending Another School |
115 |
5% |
4 |
4% |
11 |
6% |
Not Attending School |
271 |
95% |
100 |
96% |
166 |
94% |
Total |
286 |
100% |
104 |
100% |
177 |
100% |
Employment |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Employed, Related to Degree |
204 |
70% |
74 |
69% |
128 |
71% |
Employed, Unrelated to Degree |
48 |
16% |
15 |
14% |
30 |
17% |
Employed Subtotal |
252 |
86% |
89 |
83% |
158 |
88% |
Unemployed, seeking employment |
36 |
12% |
17 |
16% |
19 |
11% |
Unemployed, not seeking employment |
5 |
2% |
1 |
1% |
3 |
2% |
Total Responses |
293 |
100% |
107 |
100% |
180 |
100% |
Placement Rate |
|
All |
Art and Design
|
Business and Technology
|
|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
(A) Employed Subtotal |
252 |
|
89 |
|
158 |
|
(B) Employed and Seeking Employment |
288 |
|
106 |
|
177 |
|
Placement Rate (A divided by B) |
88% |
|
84% |
|
89% |
|