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Abstract
One best tool to gauge the effectiveness of a program is through a tracer study. The tracer study
provides feedback as to the relevance of the program in the world of work. Premised on this view, this study
investigated whether Alaminos City Campus, operating on its fifth year this 2015 and the ninth campus of
Pangasinan State University (PSU), has been successful in producing its first batch of graduates vis-à-vis the
needs of employers. Of the six programs of the Campus, only three were considered, to wit: Bachelor of
Secondary Education major in English (BSE English), Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics
(BSE Math), and Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED). Using a descriptive design, 38 alumni were
surveyed barely a year after college to determine their demographic profile, employment characteristics,
applicability of trainings received in PSU in their current jobs, and their retrospective evaluation of their
academic programs. Data showed that the majority of the graduates were females, single, employed as
contractual basic education teachers within Alaminos City, and whose parents were very influential in their
choice of career. They believed that the skills they learned in PSU were very useful in their current work. Also,
they found their training very adequate along communication, human relations, leadership, and problemsolving. To assess the overall performance of the Campus through its first batch of graduates, there be tracer
study which includes the other programs.
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