Kyungbok University of Technology Ranks First in Employment Rate Among Metropolitan Area Junior Colleges for 3 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy (Namyangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kyungbok College ranked first in employment rate among metropolitan area junior colleges. This marks the third consecutive year since 2016 that it has achieved the top employment rate in the metropolitan area.

Kyungbok College announced on the 7th that it ranked first in employment rate among metropolitan area junior colleges (with more than 2,000 graduates) in the '2018 Higher Education Institution Graduate Employment Statistics Survey' recently released by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Educational Development Institute.

In this announcement, out of 2,332 graduates, excluding those who pursued further studies or enlisted in the military, 1,593 out of 2,037 eligible job seekers were employed, achieving a high employment rate of 78.2%, placing first. Following were Daelim College (76.3%), Shingu College (75.2%), Yuhan College (72.2%), and Yeonsung College (71.5%).

This survey was based on a full census using public databases (DB) from the National Health Insurance Service, National Tax Service, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Military Manpower Administration, and Human Resources Development Service of Korea.

Since 2012, Kyungbok College has been the first nationwide to complete 100% employment-guaranteed industry-academia cooperation, operate social customized departments responding to social demands, and implement projects such as the Junior College Innovation Support Project and University Job Center Project.

Ham Do-hoon, head of the Employment Office at Kyungbok College, emphasized, "Kyungbok College is striving to complete 100% employment-guaranteed departments through employment-guaranteed industry-academia agreements with over 7,200 companies," adding, "We will continue to work to become a leading university not only in employment rate but also in the qualitative aspects of employment."

Meanwhile, the average employment rate for four-year general universities was 64.2%, which was 6.9 percentage points lower than the junior college average (71.1%).

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