Home⇛Mindoro Journal of Social Sciences and Development Studies (MJSSDS)⇛vol. 1 no. 1 (2024)

Tracer study of information technology graduates from the San Jose Campus of Occidental Mindoro State College, Philippines from 2018 to 2022

Pilita A Amahan | Maricris M Usita | Ailen B Garcia | Marites D Escultor | Joel B Alvarez

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The goal of this study was to track the current status and employment of Occidental Mindoro State College, San Jose Campus, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) graduates for the academic years 2017-2018 to 2021-2022. The primary data-gathering tool was a modified questionnaire adapted from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and used in conjunction with the descriptive research methodology. Out of the 963 graduates who were surveyed, only 465 graduates replied. In this study, descriptive statistics, including frequency counts, percentages, ranking, and T-test analysis were used. The study also wants to identify the general characteristics, educational background, post-college professional examinations passed, employment characteristics reasons for unemployment of the unwaged respondents, and to test the significant difference of the graduate’s competencies to the business line of their career. Based on the results, BSIT graduates have a better employability rate with regular positions. This indicates that the program's curriculum is compatible with the jobs in which IT graduates are employed.



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