»Collegia provides Tallahassee with new insights and strategies to improve graduate retention.
Until recently, when someone would ask: “How many students remain in Tallahassee after graduating?” the answers varied widely. Now, thanks to a 2009 survey conducted by Collegia, Tallahassee has a more definitive answer. A representative sampling of 1,408 area college graduates from 2004 to 2006 reveals that 27% are still living in Tallahassee as of summer, 2009.  This will serve as a baseline graduate retention figure for the region against which future gains can be measured.

Community leaders also have a much better grasp of who stays, who leaves, where they’re moving to, and what might get them to move back. It’s all part of a comprehensive strategy and action plan developed by Collegia and funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.  In total, more than 2,500 currently enrolled and recent graduates from Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College were surveyed.  Findings were presented at a public forum in August, 2008. Roll-out of a full-scale talent retention program is now underway that will help area students develop stronger personal and professional bonds with the region.
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» Community Leaders Team Up to Keep College Grads in Central Ohio
In 2007, CompeteColumbus, the economic development effort organized by the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce and The Columbus Partnership, created a plan to make the most of the temporary presence of the enormous pool of the best and the brightest who visit or region every year.

Collegia, a consulting firm from Wellesley, Massachusetts, managed the research, conducting face-to-face interviews with just under 50 students enrolled at Capital University, Columbus College of Art and Design, Denison University, Kenyon College, The Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Otterbein College. Collegia also acquired over 1,700 data points with an online survey mechanism. Click the title above to download a pdf version of the research findings presented in Columbus by Todd Hoffman, president of Collegia, in May 2008.

» Making Massachusetts a World-Class Talent Destination
Collegia's coauthored study, developed in partnership with the Mass Insight Corporation, reports steep declines in the number of foreign students at Massachusetts colleges and universities. The report cites the factors behind these trends and strategies for ensuring that the Commonwealth is poised to compete in this global competition for talent.
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» Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A Survey of Recent College Graduates
A Knowledge Industry Partnership Report
June 2004

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