Ontario university grads have the best odds of landing jobs in their fields at good wages, according to a feisty new report from the Council of Ontario Universities that disputes any notion its members are 
glorified prep schools for a life making lattes.
The 30-page “University Works,” to be released Tuesday, argues that university grads — sometimes painted as lacking marketable skills — have actually been more recession-proof, more destined for jobs in their field and more likely to draw higher salaries than those with any other credential, including community college.
“We’re pushing back against quite a number of articles and opinion pieces lately that characterize university education as less than successful preparation for the job market. You know the line about the grad asking, ‘Would you like a cappuccino with that?’ ” said Max Blouw, president of Wilfrid Laurier University and chair of the Council of Ontario Universities.
“We’re bringing evidence to the table that university education pays off quite well, to counter some of the rhetoric we’re hearing about how well colleges prepare people for specific employment.”
Students in 23 university disciplines boast a 90 per cent employment rate within two years of graduation, noted the report, and a full 100 per cent are employed in dentistry, pharmacy, forestry, veterinary medicine and theology.
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