Tracer study is a retrospective evaluation of graduates conducted via a standardized survey sometime after graduation. The study aimed to trace the employability status of BS LEA graduates from 2017- 2019. It utilized the descriptive research design and a survey questionnaire in gathering data. The result revealed that majority of the graduates are twenty-five years old, male, single, Ibanag, bachelor’s degree graduate, and AFPSAT passers. Moreover, majority of the graduates are temporary/casual, connected to security agencies, able to hunt for a job within one to two years, delayed in their employment for reason of absence of immediate vacancy, earning a monthly salary within the range of thirty thousand to thirty-four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, and employed due to their educational qualifications. They realized that their employment is directly related to their degree and claimed that communication skills developed at the college aided in their employment. It was also discovered that the quality of Education at ISU is excellent in terms of curriculum/course content, methods of instruction, faculty, physical plant, career guidance, job placement, and academic counseling.
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