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CAREER SERVICES CORNER: Top 20 employers of Southwest graduates

Each year Career Services Office Supervisor Wanda Coopwood and Assistant Director Angela Banks query graduates of Southwest's associate of applied science (A.A.S.) and technical certificate programs to track whether they have found employment related to their major and to offer career-readiness services.

According to the department’s most recent report for the 2017 calendar year, the following are the top 20 employers of Southwest graduates ranked by the number of graduates hired in their related major.

Congratulations, graduates!

Top 20 Employers of Graduates in Related Majors

(2017 Calendar A.A.S. Degree and Technical Certificate Graduates)

Rank Employer Number of Students Employed
1 Methodist LeBonheur Health Care 32
2 Baptist Memorial Hospital 24
3 FedEx 17
4 Regional One Health 16
5 Emergency Mobile Health Care 15
6 Medic One Medical Response 11
7 Shelby County Government 10
8 FedEx Express 7
9 Shelby County Schools 7
10 Kroger 7
11 American Esoteric Laboratories  6
12 First Call Ambulance 6
13 Memphis Light Gas & Water Division 5
14 Priority Ambulance 5
15 City of Germantown 4
16 Germantown Fire Department 4
17 Smith and Nephew 4
18 St Francis Hospital 4
19 St Jude 4
20 Technicolor 4