Shainah Hughes knows shell find a job and support her family when she graduates. <\/p>\n
Job security is one of the big reasons the 29-year-old student at Western Technical College is pursuing a degree in electronics and computer engineering. <\/p>\n
When I graduate, theres going to be a need for that, Hughes said. <\/p>\n
Health care, accounting and technology are big draws for grads who want to live locally, but college officials agree theres no hard and fast trend. <\/p>\n
Job security is huge for todays graduates, said Beth Dolder-Zieke, director of career services at Viterbo University. <\/p>\n
Many started college on the eve of the recession. <\/p>\n
They heard you go to college, you do really well, get a job, Dolder-Zieke said. And then they go to college, and for those of them who were aware of what was going on, it was very discouraging. <\/p>\n
College grads have high expectations from their first job. Nationally, they expect a salary approaching $50,000 and want opportunities for future growth, Dolder-Zieke said. <\/p>\n
For that, many are looking to health care. <\/p>\n
More than 160 students graduated from Viterbos un-dergraduate nursing and nursing-completion programs last year. Western, UW-L, Winona State University and Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical in Winona all offer degrees in health care, too. <\/p>\n
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