Teacher Certification
2014-2015 Destination Survey
Report
Michigan State University
College of Education Career Services
For more information contact: Pepa Casselman, College of Education Career Consultant
[email protected], 517-353-9682, http://careernetwork.msu.edu
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Table of Contents
Teacher Certification Program
Content Information
2
Page
Program Information & Rankings
3
Data Collection & Placement
Information
4
Employment Information
5-6
Geographic Information
7
Top Employers
8
Full List of Employers
9-11
Continuing Education
12
Program Information & Rankings
MSU’s Distinctive Teacher Certification Program:
• All MSU teacher preparation students must complete a 1-year teaching
internship after earning a 4-year undergraduate degree.
• Teaching interns earn 12 graduate level credits that can, with program
approval, be applied toward several master’s degree programs offered
by the College of Education.
• The Elementary and Secondary Education Programs have been ranked
#1 nationally for 21 consecutive years.
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Data Collection & Placement
Information
In Summer 2015, an electronic version of the Destination Survey was sent to 412 teacher
candidates who completed the 2014-2015 teacher certification internship. By March
2016, 348 had responded resulting in an 84% response rate. All results of this survey
are based on the responses to individual questions asked. Not all respondents answered
every question.
This report is part of a larger campus-wide Destination Survey Report that can be found
on the Career Services web site: http://www.careernetwork.msu.edu.
Percentage of
Teacher
Certification
Program
Respondents
Placed
98% (n=340)
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Placement of 2014-15
Teaching Interns
Seeking Employment,
2%, n=8
Other Option, 1%,
n=3
Full-time Graduate
School, 3%, n=11
Employed, 94%,
n=326
Employment Information
Type of Work
Employment Facts
Average Number of Job Offers
2 (n=199)
Received Job Offer Before Program Completion
23% (n=46)
Received Job Offer Prior to or Within Four Months of Program
Completion
93% (n=184)
35%, n=73
31%, n=63
Teaching
Support
Position
8%, n=26
Job Search Method
Position Outside of Teaching
4%, n=12
Contracted
Teaching
Position
88%, n=288
21%, n=44
8%, n=16
2%, n=4
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58% (n=11) of respondents
working outside of teaching
2%, n=4 having
0.50%,
n=1
0.50%, n=1
identified
a professional
career
Employment Information
Number of Participants in
the 2015 MSU Teacher Fair
Employers – 168
(up 36 employers from 2014)
Students – 497
Average Number of
College Career-Related
Experiences Reported
3.6 (n=162)
Source: MSU Career Services Network Events Coordinator
Average Salary Reported for Top Recruiting States
Texas
$50,440 (n=5)
Illinois
$43,714 (n=7)
Virginia
$42,590 (n=3)
Washington
$41,721 (n=7)
Tenessee
$38,000 (n=5)
Colorado
$38,213 (n=9)
Arizona
$36,640 (n=3)
Michigan
$35,642 (n=114)
Overall
$37,175 (n=171)
$0
6
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
Geographic Information
Employment Locations by State and Region
Employment by Region
Northeast
3%
Southeast
5%
Midwest*
71%
South
3%
West
15%
International
3%
*Midwest includes Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa
Overall Percentage of
Respondents Working in
Michigan
64%
(n=191)
93%
Percentage of Respondents
Working in Michigan in
Contracted Teaching
Positions
(n=177)
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Top Employers
The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired
by school district.
8
Chicago Public Schools (IL)
8
Lansing Public Schools (MI)
8
South Lyon Community Schools (MI)
7
Aurora Public Schools (CO)
6
Fowlerville Community Schools (MI)
6
Battle Creek Public Schools (MI)
5
Detroit Public Schools (MI)
5
Full List of Employers: In-State
The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.
9
Alpena Public Schools
1
Detroit Edison Public Academy
2
Grosse Pointe Public School System
3
Avondale School District
2
Detroit Public Schools
5
Hamadeh Educational Services
3
Battle Creek Public Schools
5
1
Hart Public Schools
1
Bay City Public Schools
2
Dexter Community Schools
Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary AcademyMuskegon
2
Hartland Consolidated Schools
2
Berkley Public Schools
1
Durand Community Schools
1
Henry Ford Academy: Elementary School
1
Birmingham Public Schools
2
East Lansing Public Schools
1
Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies
1
Bloomfield Hills School District
1
Easton Rapids Public Schools
2
Holland Public Schools
1
Brandywine Community Schools
1
Elk Rapids Schools
1
Holt Public Schools
2
Bright Horizons
1
Ellsworth Community Schools
1
Houghton Lake Public Schools
1
Brighton Area Schools
1
Eton Academy
3
Huron Valley Schools
1
Buchanan Community Schools
1
Forest Hills Public Schools
1
Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School
1
CACS Head Start
1
Fowlerville Community Schools
6
1
Caledonia Community Schools
2
Fraser Public Schools
2
International Academy
International Preparatory Academy MacDowell
Campus
Cavanaugh STEAM Magnet School
1
Genesee Academy
1
Jackson Preparatory and Early College
1
Charlotte Public Schools
1
Global Preparatory Academy
1
Jackson Public Schools
1
Chippewa Valley Schools
2
Grand Blanc Community Schools
3
Keys Grace Academy
1
Cole Academy
1
Grand Ledge Public Schools
1
Lake Orion Community Schools
1
Comstock Park Public Schools
2
Grand Rapids Public Schools
2
Lakeview School District
1
Corner Store Charter Schools
2
Grandville Public Schools
2
Lansing Catholic High School
1
Dearborn Public Schools
2
Greenville Public Schools
2
Lansing Public Schools
8
1
Full List of Employers: In-State
The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.
10
Lincoln Park Public Schools
1
Orchard View Public Schools
1
Taylor International Academy
1
Livonia Public Schools
1
Our Lady of Consolation
1
Troy School District
1
Lowell Area Schools
2
Owosso Public Schools
1
Utica Community Schools
1
Manchester Community Schools
1
Pansophia Academy
1
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
2
Martin Luther Kind Jr. Education Center Academy
1
Parkway Christian School
1
Waterford School District
2
Mason Public Schools
2
Pennfield Public Schools
1
Webberville Community Schools
1
Mattawan Consolidated Schools
1
Pontiac Public School District
1
Whitehall School District
1
Michigan Center School District
1
Port Huron Area School District
1
Williamston Community Schools
1
Michigan Connections Academy
1
Rochester Community Schools
1
Michigan Virtual University
1
Roscommon Area Public Schools
1
Midland Public Schools
1
Saginaw Township Community Schools
1
Monroe Public Schools
1
Saline Area Schools
2
National Heritage Academies/ Flagship Academy
1
School District of the City of Pontiac
2
National Heritage Academy/ Grand River Academy
1
South Lyon Community Schools
7
New Haven Community Schools
1
South Redford School District
2
Northville Public Schools
2
Southfield Christian School
1
Novi Community Schools
2
St. Mary’s School
1
Oak Park Schools
1
Stephenson Area Public Schools
1
Oakland FlexTech Academy
1
Sturgis Public Schools
1
Okemos Public Schools
4
Swartz Creek Community Schools
1
Full List of Employers: Out-of-State
The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.
11
ABLE Academy Enterprises
1
East Side Union High School District
1
Noble Network of Charter Schools
1
Aldine Independent School District
2
Englewood Public Schools
1
NRHEG Public Schools
1
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
1
Fairfield Public Schools
1
Ogden School District
1
Archdiocese of Chicago
1
Greenville Country School District
1
Oklahoma City Public Schools
1
Aurora Public Schools
6
Gwinnett County Public Schools
1
Penn Harris Madison Schools
1
Bellevue School District
1
Harlan County School District
1
Peoria Unified School District
1
Benjamin Mays Academy
1
Harold W. Smith School
1
Prince William County Public Schools
1
Berwyn South School District 100
1
Henrico County Public Schools
1
Renton School District 403
1
Boulder Valley School District
1
Highline Public Schools
1
Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School
1
Brighton School District
1
Isaac Elementary District
1
Riverside Township Public School District
1
Butler School District 53
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent
School District
1
Issaquah School District
1
Rutherford County Schools
1
1
Jamesburg Public School District
1
Safford Unified School District
1
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Cheery Drive Elementary- Adams 12
District
2
Janesville School District
1
Somerton Elementary District
1
1
Kent School District
3
South Bend Community School Cooperation
1
Chicago Public Schools
8
KIPP Public Charter School
2
Springfield School District-RE4
1
Clark County School District
Clarksville-Montgomery Country School
System
Cypress- Fairbanks Independent School
District
1
Lincoln Public Schools
1
St. Stanislaus Kostka
1
3
Martin County School District
1
Starkville School District
1
2
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
2
Stevens Cooperative School
1
Denver Public Schools
4
Mullins Public Schools
1
Walla Walla Public Schools
1
District of Columbia Public Schools
1
New Haven School District
1
Walt Disney Magnet School
1
Eagle County Schools
1
New Kent Public Schools
1
Widefield School District 3
3
Continuing Education Information
Attending Full-Time Graduate
Studies as Main Pursuit
Employed With Plans to
Continue Education
The number indicates how many reported attending each
school.
75%, n=159
17%, n=37
5%, n=11
1-5 Years
92%, n=182
Within 1 Year Immediately
3%, n=6
Never
Degree of Interest
Michigan State University
4
Cleveland Institute of Music
1
Eastman School of Music, U. of Rochester
1
Indiana University
1
The Juilliard School
1
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1
Western Michigan University
1
Unknown
1
Type of Master’s Degree
Programs of Interest
4%, n=8
12
2%, n=4
1%, n=2
.5%, n=1
.5%, n=1
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