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Employment of Preparation Program Completers in Massachusetts Public Schools

This report provides the percentage of program completers who were employed in a Massachusetts public school or district by June of the report year. Employment rates are reported by program completion year, program type, program subject area, and top employing districts. Employment is determined by matching program completers reported by preparation program providers with employment data collected from districts in the Education Personnel Information Management System (EPIMS). The number in retention cohort includes the number of program completers first employed at least one year prior to the report year, and is the numerator for the retention rates. More about the data…

Note: Data only include program completers who became employed in a Massachusetts public, K-12 school, including charter schools, and collaboratives. The data do not include employment in private schools or outside of Massachusetts. Additional contextual information is provided by the educator preparation program under 'Employment Rates Context'.

A dash indicates that there were fewer than six program completers, therefore employment data is not reported. For more information on how employment and retention rates are calculated, see the About the Data page.


Employment Rates Context

In 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, the College had 402 licensure program completers, 57.2% of which were employed in a MA public school. 91.3% of those remained employed for at least 2 years. The top three public school districts that employ our graduates are Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst-Pelham.


Data last updated December 12, 2024

Employment by Year (All Programs)
District Retention in a MA Public School
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years
1,028
559
54.4
390
69.8
2017 - 18
162
100
61.7
78
78.0
2016 - 17
149
79
53.0
66
83.5
2015 - 16
161
88
54.7
68
77.3
2014 - 15
162
84
51.9
59
70.2
2013 - 14
180
103
57.2
57
55.3
2012 - 13
216
107
49.5
63
58.9



Employment by Program Characteristics
District Retention in a MA Public School
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
19
8
42.1
7
87.5
Post-Baccalaureate All
19
8
42.1
7
87.5
School Guidance Counselor
11
5
45.5
5
100.0
School Psychologist
8
3
37.5
2
66.7
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
28
8
28.6
6
75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
28
8
28.6
6
75.0
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders
28
8
28.6
6
75.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
113
82
72.6
63
76.8
Baccalaureate All
39
30
76.9
23
76.7
Biology
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
15
11
73.3
9
81.8
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Mathematics
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
14
11
78.6
8
72.7
Visual Art
5
4
80.0
2
50.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
74
52
70.3
40
76.9
Biology
4
2
50.0
1
50.0
Earth Science
1
-
-
-
-
Elementary
14
12
85.7
9
75.0
English
6
5
83.3
4
80.0
English as a Second Language
5
3
60.0
1
33.3
Foreign Language - [Chinese]
1
1
100.0
-
-
Foreign Language - [French]
2
-
-
-
-
General Science
5
5
100.0
4
80.0
History
16
10
62.5
9
90.0
Latin and Classical Humanities
6
2
33.3
2
100.0
Mathematics
9
9
100.0
8
88.9
Moderate Disabilities
1
-
-
-
-
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Physics
1
1
100.0
-
-
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
General Science
2
2
100.0
2
100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2017 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2017 Program Completers First Employment
Springfield
13
8.7
New Bedford
3
2.0
Athol-Royalston
3
2.0
Chicopee
3
2.0


*No Data Available.

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