College Students with or

Without a Job
By Christy Sluiter, Jacquelin De La Torre, and Cindy
Lopez Moreno

Does employment affect

grade point average?

In order to solve
this question we
asked different
EDT sections to
answer our
survey.

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Questions Asked
What is your employment status?
What is your grade level?
How many hours per week are you employed?
How often do you fail to turn in an assignment on time?
How do you manage your time with your assignments and/or work?

Class Responses

Average Credits per Class

Employment/GPA/Class

Grade Point Average & Class

Seniors are likely to complete their courses with a 3.38 GPA or above by the
end of the year

Freshman class have a higher employment rate than there is in senior class.

Employment by Class

Employment by Grade
Highest employment- seniors
Lowest- freshmen
Highest part time workers- sophomores
59%

Conclusions
Working part-time is correlated with a higher GPA, than those who work full
time, or not at all.
Freshmen who work full time are more likely to have a lower GPA than
freshmen who dont work or work part time.
Overall, employment does not have a consequential effect on GPA, it is a
matter of managing ones time.