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Graduate outcomes at Whitman are exceptional, with nearly 70% of alumni enrolling in graduate or professional programs within five years of graduation. Beyond direct employment, Whitman attracts thousands of students and visitors to the area each year, which boosts the local hospitality and retail sectors.
Many of these jobs are in retail or hospitality—fields that may be unrelated to students’ career goals. Use student employment as a retention strategy Many younger students already need to balance work and academics. More than 70% of part-time and nearly 40% of full-time students under the age of 24 work while enrolled in college.
The degree requires a focus in one of three areas: Finance, Accounting and Real Estate (FARE), Hospitality Leadership (HOLD), or Services Marketing and Operations Management (SMOM). But plenty of their alumni are leaders in the business community. But plenty of their alumni are leaders in the business community.
CCPD has programs where employers or alumni talk to students on campus. For instance, retail workers acquire customer service and communication skills. While deciding that the hospitality industry was not a long-term career goal, the business skills learned during this time were an essential foundation for her future career endeavors.
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