CAREER SERVICES CORNER: Top 20 employers of Southwest graduates
Each year Career Services Office Supervisor Wanda Coopwood and Assistant Director Angela Banks query graduates of Southwest's associate of applied science (A.A.S.) and technical certificate programs to track whether they have found employment related to their major and to offer career-readiness services.
According to the department’s most recent report for the 2017 calendar year, the following are the top 20 employers of Southwest graduates ranked by the number of graduates hired in their related major.
Congratulations, graduates!
Top 20 Employers of Graduates in Related Majors
(2017 Calendar A.A.S. Degree and Technical Certificate Graduates)
| Rank | Employer | Number of Students Employed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Methodist LeBonheur Health Care | 32 |
| 2 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 24 |
| 3 | FedEx | 17 |
| 4 | Regional One Health | 16 |
| 5 | Emergency Mobile Health Care | 15 |
| 6 | Medic One Medical Response | 11 |
| 7 | Shelby County Government | 10 |
| 8 | FedEx Express | 7 |
| 9 | Shelby County Schools | 7 |
| 10 | Kroger | 7 |
| 11 | American Esoteric Laboratories | 6 |
| 12 | First Call Ambulance | 6 |
| 13 | Memphis Light Gas & Water Division | 5 |
| 14 | Priority Ambulance | 5 |
| 15 | City of Germantown | 4 |
| 16 | Germantown Fire Department | 4 |
| 17 | Smith and Nephew | 4 |
| 18 | St Francis Hospital | 4 |
| 19 | St Jude | 4 |
| 20 | Technicolor | 4 |
In This Issue...
- Message from President Tracy D. Hall
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Welcome aboard: Registrar, Veda Y. Taylor
- Welcome Aboard: Muinat Abolore Idris
- Welcome Aboard: Mark Randall, Public Relations Coordinator
- CAREER SERVICES CORNER: Top 20 employers of Southwest graduates
- MENTAL HEALTH CORNER: How age-accomplishment expectations are leading to less gratitude
- D.R.E.A.M. peer mentors and coaches host inaugural Café Social
- Equity and compliance rolls out new system for reporting and managing behavior
- Robertson keynotes commencement; urges graduates to MAP out their path forward
- Mentees and mentors recognized at SMARTS Culminating Experience
- Awards convocation celebrates student academic, leadership and service excellence
- CULINARY CORNER WITH CHEF STEVEN LEAKE
- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH: Director of Student Development Phoenix Worthy
- Incoming freshmen preview college life at Saluqi Day
- KUDOS: Dr. Melanie Jones is first community relations ambassador to make presentation
- DID YOU KNOW? Library provides free writing app to Southwest students
- Faculty and staff awards honors employees’ outstanding performance
- Earth Day Dash runners brave weather to support Science Club
- Languages and Literature Department announces published works
- Languages and Literature faculty contribute entries to New Encyclopedia
- "Love Boat" TV star Ted Lange teaches students about show business
- Southwest Students to attend ImagineU entrepreneurship training
- SALUQI CORNER: Dynamic duo Bryant and Pugh lead Saluqi softball team to TCCAA conference
- May is National Moving Month: Be mindful of moving companies
- Southwest: In the News