A TRACER STUDY FROM 2016-2019 OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALUMNI OF GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology of the Guimaras State College is offered as a 4-year degree program that enables students with the basic skills on computer applications from conceptualization, designing and implementation of softwares for them to ready as IT professionals. It is, thus, the purpose of this tracer study to determine whether the purpose of offering the program is achieved and determine the significance of the BSIT curriculum to the knowledge and skills acquired by the graduates to their employment. The study used a descriptive research design and the targeted respondents were all the BSIT graduates of the GSC for the school years from 2016 to 2019. However, of the 213 graduates, only 151 responded to the survey where the CHED-standard questionnaire were utilized. Descriptive statistics was also used in the data analysis, where mean, percentage, and rank are utilized. The study showed that almost 80% of the graduates are gainfully employed in various fields, industries and agencies of government.It is also suggested, being a further outcome of this study.