A NEW REPORT FROM THE KENTUCKY COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION…..FINDS THE COMMONWEALTH IS SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCING GRADUATES
FOR ITS WORKFORCE…..BUT MANY HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICAL GRADUATES ARE LEAVING FOR BETTER-PAYING JOBS ELSEWHERE…..
COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATES WHO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER STATES MAKE ABOUT 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE……WHILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GRADUATES WORKING OUTSIDE KENTUCKY EARN APPROMIXATELY 11-THOUSAND MORE….
THE COMMONWEALTH RETAINS APPROXIMATELY 92-TO-93 PERCENT OF CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA AND ASSOCIATE-DEGREE GRADUATES ONE YEAR AFTER
COMPLETION….. RETENTION FALLS TO ABOUT 82-PERCENT FOR BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES….. AND 75-PERCENT FOR DOCTORAL
GRADUATES…..