First Destination Survey

First Destination Survey reports represent the various outcomes of our undergraduate degree recipients as collected and reported according to the standards and protocols of the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Class of 2018

The Class of 2018 First Destination Survey report represents the various outcomes of our undergraduate degree recipients as collected and reported according to the standards and protocols of the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Highlights:

This year’s data collection achieved an institutional knowledge rate of 69%, which is above the recommended minimum of 65% for validity according to NACE.
The Class of 2018 is defined as undergraduates who completed their degrees within the context of the academic year and include graduation cohorts of August 2017, December 2017, January 2018, May 2018.
Data collection began in July of 2017 and ended on December 31, 2018.
Data collection methods include: direct survey response, phone calls, direct email, social media message, and social media data scraping.

The Career Development Center of SUNY Plattsburgh is chiefly responsible for conducting the First Destination Survey on behalf of the institution.