There has been no doubt that Michigan Technological University offers up one of the best educations in the entire country (just ask any of the folks who tend to put them at the top of any number of best colleges lists). So, it's not really a very big surprise that the students who study there and leave with a degree often land themselves decent positions. But, we'll let Bridge tell you why.
Excerpt: In late September, hundreds of recruiters descended upon tiny Houghton, filling every hotel and motel room in this remote area in the northernmost reaches of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Recruiters filled a four-basketball-court recreation floor with tables and displays, so many that the two-day event spilled over to the school’s basketball arena.
“We have had great success with grads from here,” said Brian Cowell, a mechanical engineer from Plexus, an international electronics manufacturing services company based in Wisconsin. Plexus sent about 10 people to talk with students, collect resumes and schedule interviews. It was a big commitment made by more than 340 other companies who saw Tech’s students as golden economic opportunities.
For the whole story,
read on.
Source: Bridge
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.