Most college grads plan to leave Ohio
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009, 9:19 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009, 9:19 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A survey shows more than half the students in Ohio colleges plan to leave the state after they graduate.
The Washington-based Fordham Institute released the results Monday, based on its online interviews with 811 students at seven Ohio colleges.
Reasons given by students are similar to those from the past decade, ever since "brain drain" became a catchphrase. They say they want to live somewhere with a more active and fun image than Ohio, but mostly they want to live where they can build a career.
Only 11 percent of the students surveyed rated Ohio as an "excellent" place for job opportunities.
Ohio higher education Chancellor Eric Fingerhut calls the report a timely reminder of a problem the state is trying to address.
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