u/Ocilla wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Hey, I know this is a bit old but I just found this thread. Can you elaborate on your comment?
u/michaelnovati replied ·
So the 87% or whatever number comes from this full report: [https://practicum-content.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/usa-main/Outcomes\_Report\_2022.pdf](https://practicum-content.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/usa-main/Outcomes_Report_2022.pdf)
"The outcomes presented in this report were collected through an online survey of 1613 alumni who’d g**raduated before 2H 2022 and reported working in a field relevant to their training**."
The bolded thing is important because all of the data in the report comes from PEOPLE WHO REPORTED HAVING A JOB! And doesn't include:
1. People who didn't graduate
2. People who graduated and didn't get a job (and possibly were refunded from the guarantee, but I would like to know how many people that is)
The "employment rate" in this report is not people who GOT A JOB. But it's people WHO GOT A JOB WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATING.
So 87% doesn't mean 87% of people got a job. But 87% of all peolpe who got jobs in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8 , 9, 10+ months, were in 6 or less and 13% got jobs in more than six months.
Again, this isn't a judgement whatsoever on the numbers themselves, just a comment on what that 87% means.