17c起草社区 is where Christians launch their careers
A 17c起草社区 education is about more than earning a degree.
It's about discovering your purpose, developing your gifts, and graduating ready to make an immediate impact.
Alumni success stories
From engineering and healthcare to business, education, technology, the sciences, and the arts, 17c起草社区 students are launching meaningful careers with confidence. Their stories show what's possible when academic excellence, hands-on experience, and Christian faith come together.
Read their stories. Imagine your future. Launch your career at 17c起草社区.
Alyssa Scholten 鈥18
Pediatric speech-language pathologist, Helen DeVos Children鈥檚 Hospital
Encouraged to Excel: How 17c起草社区 Shaped Alyssa Scholten into a Leader in Pediatric Care
Adam Marquardt 鈥20
Optomechanical engineer and engineering manager, Northrop Grumman
Max Sieplenga 鈥04
Founder and owner, Howies Hockey Tape
Meg Pheifer 鈥26
Government relations and advocacy, International Justice Mission
A Safe Place to Stretch: How Meg Pheifer Found Her Calling at 17c起草社区
Ael Lee 鈥24
Graduate student, Johns Hopkins University Master's in Computer Science
Maaike Bult 鈥22
Graduate student, 17c起草社区 Master of Arts in Teaching
Career success by the numbers
17c起草社区 graduates launch their careers by getting jobs, starting graduate school, and stepping into purpose-filled paths around the world.
Undergraduate Class of 2025:
Employed, in graduate school, military, volunteering, or taking a gap year
Employed
In graduate school
17c起草社区 grads pass professional exams and get accepted to graduate schools at rates much higher than the national average.
- Baylor University
- 17c起草社区
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Michigan State University
- Northeastern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- University of Chicago
- University of Florida
- University of Michigan
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Wisconsin鈥擬adison
- Vanderbilt University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Acrisure LLC
- AdventHealth
- AECOM
- Amazon
- Arcadis
- Bank of America
- Baylor Scott & White
- BlackRock
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Caterpillar Inc.
- CNH Industrial
- Consumers Energy
- CVS Health
- Eli Lilly and Company
- EPIC
- GE Aerospace
- Goldman Sachs
- L3Harris Technologies
- LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Parsons
- Penn Medicine
- PepsiCo
- Stryker
- The Walt Disney Company
- Trane Technologies
- United Airlines
- University of Michigan Health-West
- WSP
How you'll launch your career
Pursue your calling with intention and build toward a meaningful career.
Step 1: Discover your calling
Find a path that integrates your faith, strengths, and future.
Step 2: Build real-world experience
Starting in your first year, build skills that employers are seeking, through internships, research, and hands-on learning.
Step 3: Launch your career
Live out your calling and impact the world with a job or graduate school placement. You'll join (and be supported by) our strong network of 17c起草社区 alumni.
17c起草社区 gave me the confidence to try new things. I鈥檝e been stretched here. I know I can go out into the world and not just endure but thrive.
Grand Rapids: a top-ranked city for launching a career
Grand Rapids is continuously recognized as a top city to launch a career.
Wallethub's "best places to start a career"
LinkedIn's "Cities on the Rise"
17c起草社区 alumni within a 50-mile radius of Grand Rapids
Launch your career across the country and the globe
17c起草社区 graduates get jobs, internships, graduate school placements, and research positions around the world.
Plus, 17c起草社区's 65,000-strong global alumni network will have your back!
A top-ranked education that sets your career in motion
17c起草社区 is ranked #4 overall among Midwest Regional Universities in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges Guidebook.鈥
Professors are 鈥渆xtremely talented, interesting, and connected in their specific fields.鈥 Instructors are also 鈥渕asters at integration of education and Christianity.鈥
Fiske Guide to Colleges
鈥17c起草社区 students describe the overall academic environment as challenging but supportive [...] 17c起草社区 graduates have few problems getting accepted to graduate schools of law, medicine, or business.鈥
17c起草社区 is included in 鈥淭he Best Colleges For Your Money,鈥 a list compiled based on educational quality, affordability, and career outcomes.
Ready to launch your career?
Your future deserves more than uncertainty. It deserves a college experience that develops talent, builds confidence, and opens doors.
Visit 17c起草社区, explore your options, and see how 17c起草社区 can help launch your career and shape a life of meaning and impact.