Teacher Certification
2013-2014 Destination Survey
Report
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Michigan State UniversityCollege of Education Career Services
For more information contact: Pepa Casselman, College of Education Career Consultant
[email protected], 517-353-9682, http://careernetwork.msu.edu
Table of Contents
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Teacher Certification Program
Content Information Page
Program Information & Rankings 3
Data Collection & Placement
Information4
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
InformationIn Summer 2014, an electronic version of the Destination Survey was sent to 465 teacher
candidates who completed the 2013-2014 teacher certification internship. By March
2015, 388 had responded resulting in an 83% 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
at http://www.careernetwork.msu.edu.
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Percentage of
Teacher
Certification
Program
Respondents
Placed
98% (n=382)Employed, 96%,
n=373
Full-time Graduate School, 2%, n=8
Seeking Employment, 2%, n=6
Other Option, >1%, n=1
Placement of 2013-14 Teaching Interns
Employment Information
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Employment Facts
Average Number of Job Offers 2.18 (n=195)
Received Job Offer Before Program Completion 15% (n=27)
Received Job Offer Prior to or Within Four Months of Program
Completion88% (n=162)
58% (n=11) of respondents
working outside of teaching
identified having a professional
career
41%, n=86
23%, n=49 23%, n=49
7%, n=14 4%, n=81%, n=2 0.50%, n=1 0.50%, n=1
Job Search MethodContracted Teaching Position
85%, n=316
Teaching Support Position
13%, n=48
Position Outside of Teaching2%, n=9
Type of Work
Employment Information
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Number of Participants in
the 2015 MSU Teacher Fair
Employers – 168(up 36 employers from last year)
Students – 497Source: Michigan State University Career Services Network Events Coordinator
Average Number of College
Career-Related Experiences
Reported by Teaching Intern
3.3 (n=162)
$35,843 , n=157
$34,533 , n=3
$35,317 , n=100
$36,149 , n=6
$37,833 , n=3
$38,250 , n=4
$43,675 , n=13
$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000
Overall
Indiana
Michigan
N. Carolina
Florida
Arizona
Illinois
Average Salary Reported for Top Recruiting States
Geographic Information
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Employment Locations by State and RegionEmployment by Region
Northeast 2%
Southeast 5%
Midwest* 81%
South 1%
West 8%
International 5%
*Midwest includes Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa
Overall Percentage of
Respondents Working in
Michigan
69%(n=254)
82% Percentage of Respondents
Working in Michigan in
Contracted Teaching
Positions (n=208)
Top Employers
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The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired
by school district.
Chicago Public Schools (IL) 17
South Lyon Community Schools (MI) 9
Wayne-Westland Community Schools (MI) 5
Adams County School District 14 (CO) 4
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC) 4
Detroit Public Schools (MI) 4
Kentwood Public Schools (MI) 4
Full List of Employers
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The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.
3e International School 2 Bronson Community Schools 1 Clawson Public Schools 1 Diocese of Lansing 1
Adams 14 School District 4 Bullock Creek School District 1 Clear Creek Independent School District 1 District 33 1
Adrian Public Schools 1 Burr Oak Community Schools 1 Collier County Public Schools 1 Dorchester School District Two 1
Agua Fria Union High School District 1 Caledonia Community Schools 1 Coloma Community Schools 1 Douglas County School District 1
Aldine Independent School District 2 Canton Prep High School 1 Columbia International College 1 East Detroit Public Schools 1
AmeriCorps 2 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools 2 Columbiana Exempted Village Schools 1 East Lansing Public Schools 2
Ann Arbor Public Schools 2 Cartwright School District 1 Comstock Park School District 1 Ector County ISD 1
American Creativity Academy 1 Center Line Public Schools 4 Concord Community Schools 1 Edwardsburg Public Schools 1
Avondale Schools 1 Cesar Chavez Academy 1 Coopersville Area Public Schools 1 Equity/Schools for the Future Detroit 1
Bath Community Schools 1 Chandler Park Academy 1 Crescent Academy 1 Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. 1
Battle Creek Area Math & Science
Center 2 Charles County Public Schools 1 Cyber Education Center 1 Everest Academy 1
Bay City Public Schools 1 Charlotte Public Schools 3 Dansville School District No. 118 1 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District 1
Benton Harbor Area Schools 1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 4 De La Salle Collegiate 1 Fitzgerald Public Schools 1
Benzie County Central Schools 1 Charlton Heston Academy 1 Dearborn Public Schools 3 Fond du Lac School District 1
Berkley School District 2 Chesaning Union Schools 2 Detroit 90/90 1 Forrest Hills Public Schools 1
Bigelow Hill Intermediate School 1 Chesterfield County Public Schools 1 Detroit Charter Schools 1 Fort Wayne Community Schools 1
Birmingham Public Schools 2 Chicago Public Schools 17 Detroit Country Day School 1 Four Corners Montessori Academy 1
Bishop Kelley Catholic Schools 1 Chicago Urban League 1 Detroit Edison Public Academy 1 Fowlerville Community Schools 2
Bloomfield Hills Public Schools 1 Choice School Associates 1 Detroit Premiere Academy 1 Franklin Academy Charter School 1
Brighton Area Schools 2 Clarkston Community Schools 2 Detroit Public Schools 4 Fraser Public School District 2
Britton-Deerfield School District 1 Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools 3 DeWitt Public Schools 1 Galena Park ISD 1
Full List of Employers
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The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.
Garden City Public Schools 1 Holt Public Schools 1 Lamphere Public Schools 3
Metropolitan District of Wayne
Township 1
Gaston County Schools 1 Howell Public School District 1 LanguageCorps 1 Michigan State University 1
Geisler Middle School 1 Huron School District 1 Lansing School District 1 Michigan Technical Academy 2
Genesee Schools 1 Independent School District 196 1 Laramie County School District 1
Mid Valley Special Education
Cooperative 1
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools 1 Indianapolis Public Schools 1 Lenguatec 1 Midland Public Schools 2
Grace Lutheran School 1 International Programs School 2 Leona Group 1 Milan Area Schools 1
Grand Blanc Community Schools 3 Ionia Public Schools 1 Lincoln Early Childhood School 1 Montague Area Public Schools 1
Grand Haven Area Public Schools 2 Jackson Public Schools 1 Littleton Elementary District 1 Most Holy Trinity School 1
Grand Ledge Public Schools 3
Jefferson Parish Public School
System 1 Livingston and Ingham County 1 Muskegon Heights Academy 1
Grand Rapids Public Schools 3 John Adam's High School 1 Livonia Public Schools 1 Nanhai Middle Experimental School 1
Grand River Academy 1 Kalamazoo Public Schools 1 Lowell Area Schools 1 National Heritage Academies 3
Greenville Public Schools 1 Kaufman Children's Center 1 Lower Kuskokwim School District 1 New Beginnings Academy 1
Grosse Pointe Public Schools 3 Kent School District 1 Luz-Guerrero Early College High School 1 New Haven Community Schools 1
Gunma Kokusai Academy 1 Kentwood Public Schools 4 Mackinac Island Public School 1 Niles Community Schools 2
Hartland Consolidated Schools 1 Kingsley Area Schools 1 Madison Heights Public Schools 1 Niles New Tech Academy 1
Haslett Public Schools 2 Korea International School 1 Maple Bear Songdo English School 1
Northside Independent School
District 1
Hastings Area School System 1 Laingsburg Community Schools 2 Mason Public Schools 2 Northville Public Schools 1
Hillel Day School 1 Lake Orion Community Schools 1 Mathnasium 1
Notre Dame Preparatory and Marist
Academy 1
Hillsdale Community Schools 1
Lake Zurich Community Unit
School District - District 95 1 Mayer Unified School District 1 Novi Community School District 2
Holly Area Schools 1 Lakeshore Public Schools 1 McComb County 1
NPFE Detroit Edison Public School
Academy 1
Holt Early Education Clinic 1 Lakeview Public Schools 1 Metro-Detroit Area 1 Oasis International School 1
Full List of Employers
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The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.
Okemos Public Schools 1 Romeo Public Schools 1 Starr Detroit Academy 1 West Michigan Aviation Academy 2
Old Redford Academy 1 Roscommon Public Schools 1 Sturgis Public Schools 1 Whitehall District Schools 1
Orange County Public Schools 1 Rose City Area Schools 1 Sylvan Learning Center 2 Wilmette Public Schools 1
Orchard View Schools 1 Saginaw Township Community Schools 1 Teach For America 1
Winans Academy for Performing
Arts 1
Oscoda Area Schools 1 Saline Area Schools 1 Teton School District 401 1 Woodworth Elementary School 1
Owosso Public Schools 2
Savannah-Chatham County Public
Schools 1 Three Oaks Public Schools Academy 1 Zeeland Christian School 1
Palm Beach County School District. 2 Shiawassee RESD 1 Township High School District 211 1
Pennfield Schools 2 Smart Middle School 1 Trinity Lutheran Church and School 1
Peoria Unified School District 1 Somerset academy 1 Troy School District 3
Perrysburg Schools 1 South Lyon Community Schools 9
University of Detroit Jesuit High School
& Academy 1
Perspectives Charter School 1 South Redford School District 2 University Prep Academy High School 1
Plymouth Educational Center 1 Spring Branch ISD 1 Utica Community Schools 2
Prep Net 1 Spring Independent School District 1 Wake County Public Schools 2
Public Schools of Petoskey 1 Spring-Ford School District 1 Warren Woods Public Schools 2
Reeths-Puffer School District 2 St Lucie School District 1 Warwick Public Schools 1
Rensselaer School Corporation 1
St Paul Brookfield Lutheran Church and
School 1 Washington Local Schools 1
Rising Stars Child Care and Learning
Center 1 St. Hugo of the Hills School 1 Washtenaw International High School 1
Roaring Fork School District 1 St. Peter Lutheran 1 Waverly Community Schools 2
Robert E. Lee High School 1 St. Stephen Catholic School 1
Wayne-Westland Community School
District 5
Rochester Community Schools 2 St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School 1 Webberville Community Schools 1
Rockford Public Schools 2 Star International Academy 1 West Branch Rose City Area Schools 1
Continuing Education Information
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Attending Full-Time Graduate Studies as Main Pursuit
The number indicates how many reported attending each school.
Michigan State University 3
Wayne State University 2
Columbia College 1
Tulane University 1
University of Illinois 1
73%, n=151
16%, n=328%, n=16 3%, n=7
1-5 Years Within 1 Year Immediately Never
Employed With Plans to Continue Education
91%, n=178
4%, n=8 3%, n=5 2%, n=3 .5%, n=1 .5%, n=1
Degree of InterestType of Master’s Degree
Programs of Interest
• Agricultural Education
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Administration
• Educational Technology
• Special Education
• Social Work
• Teaching and Curriculum
• Writing & Rhetoric