Graduates Data

Data collected from Graduate Surveys

Total Graduates: 744

Total Surveys Completed: 583 (78.4%)

Grads Employed Before or Upon Graduation: 436 (75%)

Full Time Employment: 347 (80%)

Average Annual Salary of Full Time Employed Grads: $40,650

• Top Average Salaries
  • Nursing (BSN): $60K+
  • Management Information Systems: $55K+
  • Respiratory Therapy: $64K+
  • Logistics & Supply Chain Management: $52K+

Grads Employed In Same Job: 161 (28%)

Grads Employed In Field of Study: 226 (52%)

State & Local Impact

• 67% employed in positions within Dalton & surrounding area
• 78% employed within Georgia

Experiential Learning Experience

• 42% participated in at least one experiential learning experience
• 31% participated in paid experiential learning opportunities
  • Average Annual Salary
  • Participated in none: $35K
  • Participated in one or more: $38K

Top Majors (by full time employment)

• Nursing
• Education
• Organizational Leadership
• Business Management

Continuing Education: 52%

• 35% Accepted to a graduate/professional school
• 26% Continuing bachelors at Dalton State College
• 9% Transferring to complete a bachelors degree
• 26% Plan to continue education at a later time

Our Graduates Experience

• 86% worked while pursuing their degree
• 15% worked on campus in work study positions
• 39% participated in student life activities/clubs while pursuing their degree

Why Our Graduates Chose DSC

• 34.9% Nearby Location
• 31.8% Low Cost of Attendance
• 12.4 % Offered the Program I Wanted
• 20.9% Good Academic Reputation

Graduate School our Graduates are Accepted to:

• University of Georgia
• Emory University
• Clayton State University
• Medical College of Georgia
• Mercer University
• University of Alabama
• University of West Georgia
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of California
• Piedmont University
• Campbellsville University
• Liberty University
• Bethel University
• Shorter University
• Troy University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Augusta University
• Georgia State University
• Valdosta State University
• Kennesaw State University
• Louisiana State University
• Georgia Southern University
• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• Georgia Tech
• University of North Georgia

Employers our Graduates are hired at:

• Engineered Floors
• Kroger
• Synovus
• Advent Health
• Floyd Medical Center
• Q CELLS
• Shaw Industries
• CHI Memorial Medical Group
• Hamilton Health Care System
• Amazon
• Whitfield County Schools
• FedEx
• Walmart
• Kroger
• Calhoun City Schools
• Dalton Utilities
• MFG Chemical
• The Dixie Group
• McKee Foods
• Tennessee Aquarium
• Erlanger Health System
• First Bank of Dalton
• HealthOne Alliant Plans
• Mohawk Industries
• Chick-fil-A
• Dalton Public Schools
• Dalton State College
• Volkswagen
• City of Dalton