Results of the
1997 Engineering Alumni Survey
During the Fall 1997
semester, the department of engineering at The College
of New Jersey mailed a questionnaire to 558 engineering
alumni who graduated from the program between 1987 and
1996. 98 alumni (17.6%) responded to the survey. The
results of the survey are tabulated below.
|
Table 1. Average Response of the 1997 Alumni
Survey |
|
Years Out of School or Specialization |
Number of Students+ |
Starting Salary (K) |
Present Salary (K) |
#
of Students That Have Obtained a Graduate
Degree |
Passed FE or PE Exam |
|
1 |
1 |
38.0 |
38.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2-5 |
32 |
31.8 |
47.8 |
4 |
8 |
|
6-10 |
63 |
28.8 |
56.9 |
9 |
7 |
|
Electrical |
28 |
28.8 |
55 |
4 |
1 |
|
Industrial |
26 |
28.4 |
54 |
3 |
0 |
|
Mechanical |
44 |
31.3 |
53 |
6 |
14 |
|
+
Two students did not indicate year of
graduation |
The students were also asked to
rate their preparation at TCNJ in the following areas:
Mathematics, Physical Sciences, General Education,
Engineering, Technical Electives, Communications Skills,
Engineering Currency, Engineering Competence,
Engineering Design (Ability), and Team Participation.
The Students were asked to use the following scale to
rate the list.
4: Better than needed for any job I have held
3: Good enough to meet most job requirement
2: Marginal – needed much additional study to
make the grade
0: Very Poor – far below reasonable expectations
– must be improved
Average alumni ratings for the
areas surveyed are given in Table 2.
|
Table 2. Average
Alumni Rating of their Education at TCNJ |
|
Area |
Years Out of School |
Specialization |
| 1 |
2-5 |
6-10 |
Electrical |
Industrial |
Mechanical |
|
Mathematics |
2.0 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
|
Physical Sciences |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
|
General Education |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
|
Engineering |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
|
Technical Electives |
4.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
|
Communication Skills |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
|
Engineering: Currency |
4.0 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
|
Engineering: Competence |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
|
Engineering Design: Ability |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
|
Team Participation |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
Created by Dr. George N. Facas, October 2, 1998 |
