Comparação entre o Perfil dos Evadidos e dos Egressos de um Curso de Tecnologia

In the last decade, there has been an expansion of policies to encourage students to enter higher education. However, the same concern was not observed with regard to retaining these students in these systems. The area of Information Technology is one of those that most needs the workforce. To meet the demands of the market, it is necessary to train qualified professionals. However, their courses present a higher dropout rate. Thus, aiming to incentive the permanence of students, the present study intends to draw a comparison between the characteristics of students who gave up from a course in this area and the students who were successful and completed the same course. The results demonstrate the social and professional transformation that alumni have passed. In addition, we outline possible reasons that may have contributed to the students evasion.