It has been found that alumni tracer studies are the most important vehicle to build strong bonds between the Alma Mater and the ever-increasing graduates. This is feasible through two perspectives. From one perspective, the alumni are the rich source of feedback for improvements in the course curriculum, teaching, research, extension, and networking. On the other, the tracer study helps to measure the extent of professional and academic careers pursued by the graduates after gaining knowledge and skill through academic institutions like Philippine Christian University (PCU) starting from 1976. The latest tracer study was conducted in 2019/2020 targeting recent past graduates (2010 to mid-2019). Institutions involved in developing human resources through long and short term programs have the duty to keep track of the performance of their graduates to determine accountability and whether or not their programs have impacted on the individual, the institution, or the country. Tracer study constitutes one form of empirical study which provides valuable information for evaluating the results of the education and training of a specific institution of higher education. This information may be used for further development of the institution in the context of quality assurance (Schomburg 2003). A tracer study enables the institution of higher education to get information on possible deficits in a given educational programme which can serve as a basis for curricular improvement. Graduate surveys provide rich experience about the whereabouts of graduates, which might help to broaden perspectives among administrators, faculty and students. Such information like the income, economic sector, current job title, working time, duration of search for the first job, methods of job search, values develop and practice in work, skills acquired are relevant for higher education institutions to note. Philippine Christian University continues to raise its educational standards to produce graduates who are highly competent, efficient and competitive in the labor market. Efforts have been exerted to provide the students with quality education like providing facilities and instructional materials as well as improving learning experiences and environment to ensure that its graduates acquire the standard competencies that will prepare them to meet the challenges in their chosen profession.

The following are the conclusions drawn from the study. In the demographic profile of the BS IT graduates from Batches 2010 – 2018, majority of the respondents are aged 22, single, female and earned a baccalaureate degree. In terms of the respondent’s employment profile, it can be concluded that a high number of the respondents at 79% are employed with an added 5% who considered themselves as self-employed. 39 of them use this skill in their professions and considered it as the most relevant. Lastly, the database generated from the respondents will provide sufficient information to easily contact these BS IT graduates and serve as reference for the department and the college’s alumni directory.

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