CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio's brain drain reaches record lows. A new study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that 58% of college grads plan on leaving the buckeye state.
Reaction near the campus of Case Western Reserve University was mixed.
"I'm not surprised, people come here get their education and leave" said Jamie Moore. Leo Debevc said, "I'm sure it's the same in other states and they come here."
The study looked at several campuses including case, The Ohio State University, Kent State University. 800 students were interviewed via Facebook and questionnaires. The main reasons for leaving included career opportunities and the need for entertainment and quote "cultural things to do."
Leo says, "there's not much to do except bars," his friend Elsa Wright added, "also weather is a huge factor".
Dr. Thomas Matthews, the director of Case Western Reserve University's Career Center disagreed with the report. He says, their post grad interviews with students are quite different. He says, "Yes for some students the opportunities generally do exit beyond Ohio, but for the class of '09, 60% who go on straight to employment stay in ohio." He says many of their students also choose to continue their education in graduate school.
Dr.Matthews says the key to keeping Ohio Students close to home is a good working relationship with the cities major employers, strong internships and better integrating them into the community. "They get in pipeline earlier." Dr. Matthews says, Ohio has a lot to offer and its up to educators to show students what's out there.
Dr Matthews says ..career placement is crucial and students need to really see what the state has to offer. Jamie says that's why he stayed. "I'm from florida. Cleveland and Ohio have so much to offer, the best medical system, playhouse and the best universities in the nation."
Reaction near the campus of Case Western Reserve University was mixed.
"I'm not surprised, people come here get their education and leave" said Jamie Moore. Leo Debevc said, "I'm sure it's the same in other states and they come here."
The study looked at several campuses including case, The Ohio State University, Kent State University. 800 students were interviewed via Facebook and questionnaires. The main reasons for leaving included career opportunities and the need for entertainment and quote "cultural things to do."
Leo says, "there's not much to do except bars," his friend Elsa Wright added, "also weather is a huge factor".
Dr. Thomas Matthews, the director of Case Western Reserve University's Career Center disagreed with the report. He says, their post grad interviews with students are quite different. He says, "Yes for some students the opportunities generally do exit beyond Ohio, but for the class of '09, 60% who go on straight to employment stay in ohio." He says many of their students also choose to continue their education in graduate school.
Dr.Matthews says the key to keeping Ohio Students close to home is a good working relationship with the cities major employers, strong internships and better integrating them into the community. "They get in pipeline earlier." Dr. Matthews says, Ohio has a lot to offer and its up to educators to show students what's out there.
Dr Matthews says ..career placement is crucial and students need to really see what the state has to offer. Jamie says that's why he stayed. "I'm from florida. Cleveland and Ohio have so much to offer, the best medical system, playhouse and the best universities in the nation."
