Placement and Salaries
Office Systems Technology
Pellissippi State
The overall success of the Office Systems Technology program at
Pellissippi State is evidenced in the very high placement rate over
the past ten years. OST graduates have established such a good
reputation that the upcoming graduates and current students are in
very high demand. This is indicated by the number of requests that come
into the Placement Office for the OST progam student. The numbers of
OST placement files is consistently higher than most other business
programs and has increased each year. Enrollment, placement, graduation,
and salary information for the last several years is shown below.
|
1998-99 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
| Enrollment1 |
1962 |
1972 |
1752 |
1712 |
1722 |
1482 |
1602 |
1312 |
1232 |
| Placement3 |
96% |
96% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
93% |
89% |
100%5 |
|
| Graduates4 |
27 |
24 |
21 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
10 |
12 |
|
Average
Salaries |
$17,875 |
$18,125 |
$20,733 |
$20,357 |
$18,217 |
$21,666 |
$21,000 |
$26,400 |
|
- NOTES:
- 1Enrollment numbers are headcount for fall term.
2Beginning Fall 95, students pursuring an OST certificate only were classified as undergraduate special students and were not included in the headcount of OST majors; prior to this time, headcount of OST majors included students pursuing certificates and/or associate degrees.
3Placement percentages are for graduates of the calendar year of the
leading year indicated who entered employment before June 30 of
the academic year indicated.
4Graduates are for the full academic year indicated.
5Placement numbers are based on May, August, and December 2006. Data for 2007 is not yet available.
- Office Systems Technology
- Pellissippi State Technical Community College
- P. O. Box 22990
Knoxville, TN 37933-0990
- Phone 865-694-6400
Revised: Spring 2008
URL: http://www.pstcc.edu/