More Colleges Promise Grads Employment, Grad School Placement

Bethel University has a 99 percent job or graduate school placement rate for undergraduates. Now eligible students who don’t fall into that group are guaranteed employment or grad school enrollment at Bethel.

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For some students, enrolling in college can feel like a gamble due to the high cost and lack of a clear career at the end of the program. But a growing number of colleges and universities are guaranteeing students will land a job or graduate program slot within months of graduation.

Bethel University in St. Paul is the latest to make such a promise; Bethel’s Career Commitment provides students in the College of Arts & Sciences with additional assistance if they are still unemployed or not enrolled in graduate school six months after graduation—including b