Albertus Magnus College Graduates Continue to be Workforce Ready
98% of Class of 2022 Employed or Furthering Education
Amina Khokhar '22 of Seymour, CT
New Haven, Conn, February 16, 2023 – Here are some impressive numbers for employers seeking to fill important vacancies or to grow their businesses with career-ready talent: For the seventh year in a row, Albertus Magnus College graduates outpace the national average when it comes to finding jobs or continuing their education within six months after earning their bachelor’s degree. The Class of 2022 alumni achieved a 98-percent success rate -- a new all-time high for the College -- versus the most recent 84-percent national comparison rate, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) First-Destination Survey results. Each of the College’s last seven graduating classes have achieved at least a 95-percent success rate in the important early career success and return on investment metric.
“At Albertus Magnus College, our mission statement calls us to provide ‘an education that promotes the search for truth in all its dimensions and is practical in its application,’ and this latest First Destination Survey data for the Class of 2022 affirms our success in doing so,” said Albertus President, Dr. Marc M. Camille. “Throughout my tenure serving as President, I’ve admired the dedicated Albertus faculty and staff, passionately focused in supporting students, teaching and mentoring to help them achieve their college degrees and post-graduate aspirations. In today’s increasingly competitive higher education marketplace, we must be unwavering in seeking to strengthen the value of an Albertus Magnus College education by demonstrating how impactful it is to the graduate’s lives and to their communities. The efforts of our Career and Professional Development staff, under the direction of Patrick Clifford, are indeed impactful and deeply appreciated.”
“These consistent results reinforce why Albertus graduates are what employers call ‘workforce and graduate school ready’,” said Albertus’ Director of Career and Professional Development, Patrick Clifford. “Albertus graduates have developed the critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills, which when coupled with their invaluable experiential learning experiences such as internships, prepare them to succeed on the job and in life – especially here in Connecticut.”
The survey also revealed that 90-percent of Albertus graduates are working in the field of their chosen major. With the State of Connecticut, Yale-New Haven Health System, and the City of New Haven being some of the top employers of Class of 2022 graduates, 92-percent of these most-recent Albertus graduates are staying in Connecticut, contributing to the State’s workforce and economic development as they begin their new careers.
About Albertus Magnus College
About Albertus Magnus College: Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Its values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For six consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate program, accelerated adult degree program, and 11 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds and nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor’s degree programs in Game and Computer Arts, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Project Management, Public Health, Social Media, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut’s only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just three years from its historic 100th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its new strategic plan, Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century, which articulates an inspiring, bold vision, in which Albertus Magnus College "will be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.