Seminary Outcomes
Seminary graduates lead and serve in a wide-range of ministries, from professional pastoral leadership to lay ministry roles to non-profit and church para-ministry. Here is a small sample of EMS graduates and how they serve.
Hardaye Ramjit (Moonie) MACL '17
L eader Lee Heights Community Church
Jason Wagner, MDiv '18
Prison Chaplain, Rockingham County Jail
Anne Kaufman Weaver, MDiv '16
Chaplain at Landis Homes, Lititz, Pennsylvania
Dennis Gingerich, MDiv '79
Pastor, Cape Christian Fellowship (Cape Coral, FL) Gingerich is founding pastor of Cape Christian Fellowship, with 3000 attenders weekly. He is also the lead chaplain for the Cape Coral Police Department.
Outcome Data
EMS is committed to comprehensive assessment of both student learning outcomes and student achievement. The seminary tracks multiple measures of student achievement, including student graduation rates and employment in ministry-related positions. Data for each measure are presented in the tables below.
Graduation Rates
The table below presents the percentage of degree-seeking students, by entry year, who complete their intended degree program within 200% of normal time.
|
Master of Divinity |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
# in Cohort |
19 |
18 |
20 |
18 |
32 |
17 |
13 |
|
# Graduating (in 6 years) |
14 |
13 |
15 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
|
Graduation Rate |
74% |
72% |
75% |
56% |
44% |
65% |
85% |
|
MA in Christian Leadership |
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|
# in Cohort |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
# Graduating (in 4 years) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Graduation Rate |
0% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
50% |
33% |
0% |
|
MA in Religion |
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|
# in Cohort |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
# Graduating (in 4 years) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Graduation Rate |
50% |
50% |
100% |
67% |
50% |
50% |
0% |
|
Overall |
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|
# in Cohort |
23 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
|
# Graduating |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
13 |
9 |
|
Graduation Rate |
65% |
71% |
77% |
78% |
73% |
68% |
64% |
*Graduation rates are based on 6-years for the MDiv degree and 4-years for the two MA degrees.
Placement in Ministry-Related Positions
The table below presents the placement data for alumni from each graduating class, including the number of alumni who are employed in ministry-related positions in the first year after graduation.
|
Master of Divinity |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
# of Graduates |
25 |
14 |
9 |
16 |
15 |
|
Vocational Placement |
19 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
|
Other Placement |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
Placement Rate |
96% |
93% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
MA in Christian Leadership |
|||||
|
# of Graduates |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
|
Vocational Placement |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
Other Placement |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Placement Rate |
75% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
|
MA in Religion |
|||||
|
# of Graduates |
4 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Vocational Placement |
1 |
1 |
0 |
||
|
Other Placement |
3 |
0 |
1 |
||
|
Placement Rate |
100% |
100% |
100% |
*Placement information gathered within the first year after graduation.
