The Kettering University Return on Investment

On a national level, recent college graduates face a job market that is tenuous at best.  This is definitely not the case for current graduates from Kettering University!  Here's why:

• 90% of Kettering graduates are employed or go to graduate school in their fields within six months of graduation.
• Kettering students gain up to 2 1/2 years of paid, professional experience in their field of study.
• #1 in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and #2 in Mechanical Engineering in the country among non-Ph.D. granting universities – U.S. News & World Report.
• “Best In Class” National Award for Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum Program – Kern Family Foundation.

Kettering is a nationally-recognized STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Business university and a national leader in combining a rigorous academic environment with rich opportunities for experiential learning and cooperative education.  Companies around the U.S. and world seek out Kettering students because they are trained and prepared to meet the challenges of today's technological industries.   

Everyone knows that employable people in today's competitive work environment know how to network and "market" themselves.  Through partipation in the co-op program, Kettering students build resumes that place them well ahead of their peers from other institutions.  As students, they are already building a valuable system of contacts in their field and also have multiple ways to network with Kettering’s outstanding alumni population, who are some of the most successful business and manufacturing executives in the country.  The average salary for year 2011 Kettering graduates was $58,698, based on the most recent graduate survey.

This is the Kettering return on investment.

Our Nation's STEM Challenge and Opportunity

Technology and innovation are key to America's future and growth, yet so many students are ill-prepared to meet these challenges.

Did you know:

• The U.S. ranks 23rd among developed nations in the number of science and engineering graduates.
• U.S. students are ranked 31st in the world when it comes to math.

Did you also know:

• In 2009, the average salary of a person employed in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) was $77,000.
• The national average for everyone else was $43,000.
• By 2014, 2.5 million job openings in STEM occupations will be created.

Kettering students are part of the solution!  As a Kettering student, your curious, problem-solving son or daughter will be trained to work on practical solutions to real-world problems.

The talent pipeline most definitely needs to grow.  Kettering University is helping to make that happen.  For more on this topic, I invite you to take a look at this compelling video produced by Raytheon.

Award letters are in the mail!

The Office of Financial Aid has now begun to mail out award letters to students who have been admitted to Kettering. I encourage you to contact our offices if you need further clarification about what is contained in your award package.

Students who have not yet filed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) may still do so! Kettering will continue to process awards as needed.

For answers to your questions call toll-free Monday through Friday at 1-800-955-4464.

Next Up: Get Hired at the Kettering Co-op Employment Fair!

Students who have been accepted to Kettering for the summer/fall of 2012 are invited to attend Kettering's next employment fair!  It takes place on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in Kettering's Recreation Center.

This is a great way for students to learn more about Kettering's co-op employment partners. Students may distribute their resumes at the fair, and some may even be called back the same day for on-the-spot interviews.

Registration information is available on our co-op web pages.

Spring 2011 Employment Fair

This Kettering Student has a World-Class Benefit at his Co-op Job

Senior James McClaren has a world-class benefit at his co-op job at Delta Airlines: flying around the world!  He works as an interior engineer for Delta. Watch his story here:http://www.kettering.edu/future-students/kettering-video-zone/cool-co-op

Kettering in the Media

Kettering in the Media is a page on our new web site that features recent Kettering University media hits and other news. Compiled by the Office of PR and Communications, this site showcases Kettering students, employees, alumni and corporate partners. 

Kettering students, faculty and alumni are making news!  Take a look at Kettering in the Media.

Do you have a Twitter account?  Follow us @Ready4Kettering.  We post Kettering news, admissions updates, scholarship information, and just some fun stuff about our students.

If your student has been accepted to Kettering, register now to attend an Admitted Student Program on February 25th or March 10th.

Mid-February: What's Next in the Timeline?

Many of you are in the process of filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form.  Remember that you can submit your FAFSA earlier using an estimate of your 2011 earnings, and then make the correction once you have secured your official earnings information from your W2 or other tax statements (Kettering's FAFSA code is 002262).

If you have not yet done so, there is still time to register for Kettering's Admitted Student Program on February 25th or March 10th.  Talk to your student about attending this, if possible!  These visit days provide your student with the opportunity to learn much more about Kettering: the co-op job search process, the labs, classes, and overall "student life" at Kettering! You may register here to attend an Admitted Student Program.

Even if your student cannot attend an Admitted Student Program day, you may schedule a personalized campus visit and daily tour any day during the week.  I encourage your student to visit!  Meet Kettering faculty, take a tour of the labs and facilities, meet with an admissions or financial aid counselor to discuss costs, financial aid, and other questions you may have.  Let us know how we may help you in this process!

Next in the pipeline: watch for information about your financial aid award letter.