Yeungjin College Achieves National No.1 with 632 Overseas Employment in 6 Years... Overall Employment Rate 79.2%

Ministry of Education Announces 2022 University Employment Rates

Yeungjin College has set a national record in employment rates.

On the 11th, according to the 2022 university graduate employment rates announced by the Ministry of Education's University Information Disclosure, Daegu Yeungjin College (President Choi Jae-young) recorded an employment rate of 79.2%, reaffirming its reputation for employment success. Its overseas employment performance ranked first nationwide among all 2- and 4-year universities.

The employment rate, which had been somewhat shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, has drawn an upward curve again. In fact, Yeungjin College's employment rates for graduates in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 period, were 75.3% and 75.2%, respectively, but the 2022 graduates announced this year jumped 4 percentage points to 79.2% compared to the previous year.

Yeungjin College campus located in Buk-gu, Daegu.

In this university information disclosure, Yeungjin College achieved an employment rate of 79.2% with 2,127 out of 3,122 graduates in 2022 successfully employed. This achievement is an outstanding record among vocational colleges in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region that produce more than 1,000 graduates. It also ranked first nationwide with the highest employment rate among vocational colleges with over 3,000 graduates.

The driving force behind this employment rate is the remarkable efforts of engineering-related departments.

The Computer Information Department recorded 87.6%, AI Convergence Mechanical Department 80.2%, Semiconductor Electronics Department 77.8%, and Architecture Interior Design Department 80.7%. The common point among these departments is that their employment rates all increased compared to the previous year. The Computer Information and AI Convergence Mechanical Departments each rose by 5.5 percentage points (p), the Semiconductor Electronics Department by 0.6 p, and the Architecture Interior Design Department by 3.1 p.

Departments in the office administration field also saw a simultaneous rise in employment rates with the advent of the COVID endemic. The Business Accounting Service Department recorded 74.5% (up 11.5 p), Early Childhood Education Department 86.8% (up 0.2 p), and notably, the Nursing Department achieved an employment rate of 94.3%, 5.5 p higher than the previous year.

Employment quality is also noticeable in large company employment. Despite difficulties in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID, the number of graduates employed by large companies increased by about 100 to 410 in 2022, up from 282 and 308 in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Looking at the large company employment status over the past six years up to 2022, 240 graduates joined Samsung affiliates such as Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, and Hotel Shilla; 380 joined LG affiliates including LG Innotek, LG Display, LG Uplus, and LG Chem; 325 joined SK affiliates such as SK Hynix, SK Siltron, and SK Energy; 91 joined Hanwha Group companies; 67 joined POSCO Group companies; 73 joined Hyundai Group companies; 48 joined Shinsegae Group companies; and 48 joined Lotte Group companies. In total, 2,168 graduates entered major domestic corporations, solidifying Yeungjin College's position as a prestigious employment institution.

Overseas employment achieved overwhelming results compared to universities nationwide. Among the 2022 graduates, 83 were employed by overseas companies such as those in Japan, ranking first nationwide. Including this, over the past six years (2017?2022), a total of 632 graduates found employment overseas, including 576 in Japan, 45 in Australia, and others in China, the United States, New Zealand, and Singapore.

Students of Yeongjin College are attending an online briefing session of a Japanese company.

Overseas employment also includes many global and listed companies such as SoftBank, Rakuten, and Yahoo Japan, demonstrating top-class levels in global talent development. Although 2021 saw a downturn in overseas employment due to Japan's entry restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, overseas employment returned to normal trajectory starting in 2022.

President Choi Jae-young of Yeungjin College explained, “Based on the custom-made education foundation we have built, we expanded and reorganized curricula into new industry fields and social practical fields, held job fairs in cooperation with companies and institutions, and operated the Yeungjin Autonomous Improvement Program to accelerate employment. Also, our students actively participated in programs such as Baekho Tutoring, Learn Festival, and BTS (Brunch Talking Share) during lunchtime, significantly enhancing their academic and employment capabilities, which was instrumental in the rise of the employment rate.”