About Us
The Class of 2012- These 62 students completed Senior Design. Most are already working in the engineering field, and have earned their Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) degree.
Profile of the Class of 2012
Note: Survey information was reported by graduating seniors during May 2012** follow-up information will be collected in October 2012.
Total number of graduates: 62
10 students are pursuing Engineering Graduate school**
37 had a full-time job in Engineering prior to graduation**
1 student has been called to attend Seminary**
Concentration Breakdown
- Chemical Engineering: 6
- Civil & Environment Engineering: 19*
- Electrical & Computer Engineering: 14
- Mechanical Engineering: 25*
- *one student graduated with both a mechanical and a civil/environmental concentration
Other graduation Stats specific to the class of 2012 - 50 students graduate in 4 years (80%)
- 6 students graduated in 4.5 years (10%)
- 3 students graduated in 5 years (5%)
- 3 students were transfer students (5%)
- Estimated Average salary offered : $57K to 61K **
The ten year average of Calvin graduates who have gone on to graduate school is 17% with the majority receiving fellowships and/or assistantships. Below is a list of the schools to which our students have applied to and have been accepted at.
Carnegie Mellon University
Colorado School of Mines
Cornell University
Georgia Tech University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Purdue University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Notre Dame
Purdue University
Stanford University
Technische Universiteit-Eindhoven
University of Alabama, Huntsville
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
UCLA
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Illinois - Urbana
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of New Mexico
University of Oregon
University of Notre Dame
University of Texas - Austin
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Virginia Technolgy
The ten year average of Calvin graduates who were actively pursuing a job in Engineering and had found a position within 6 months of graduation is 81%. Below is a list of some of the companies that have offered jobs to our graduates last year and in years past.
| Aerotech (MI) |
| Aktiv-Dry (CO) |
| Albermarle Corp (MI) |
| AMPAC Fine Chemicals (CA) |
| Apex Controls (MI) |
| Ascent Group (CO) |
| BKBM Engineers (MN) |
| Baker Hughs Inc. (OK) |
| Boeing - Seattle (WA) |
| Bollinger, Lack & Associates (IL) |
| Burke Engineering Corp (IL) |
| C2AE (MI) |
| Charles A. Martin & Assoc. (CA) |
| Cogeneration Energy Mgt (ON) |
| Converteam (PA) |
| Cook Nuclear Power Plant (MI) |
| CTL Thompson (CO) |
| DC Cook Nuclear Power Plant (MI) |
| DornerWorks, Ltd (MI) |
| Driesenga & Associates (MI/IN) |
| Epic Systems (WI) |
| Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber (MI) |
| GE Aviation Systems (MI) |
| GenMed Corp. (MI) |
| Gentex (MI) |
| Goldman Sachs, SLC (UT) |
| GMB Architects & Engineers (MI) |
| Harmsen & Associates (WA) |
| HDR (WA) |
| Hensel-Phleps Construction (CO) |
| Herman Miller (MI) |
| Highlight (MI) |
| Honda R & D (OH) |
| Innotec (MI) |
| Intertek (MI) |
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