GROVE CITY COLLEGE Career Services Office ranks 12th in nation

Staff report

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The Grove City College Career Services Office recently was ranked 12th in the nation by The Princeton Review for the “Best Career/Job Placement Services” in its annual college rankings guide, “The Best 377 Colleges,” 2013 Edition.

The college was among four institutions from Pennsylvania to rank in the top 20.

“Grove City College is a very special place with students who are committed to pursuing excellence by using their God-given abilities on and off campus,” said Dr. Jim Thrasher, ’80, director of career services. “Our students graduate very well prepared to take on the challenges of the marketplace.”

Even in a down economy, Grove City College graduates boasted a 94 percent placement rate in jobs or graduate school within the first six months of graduation in 2011.

The results were validated by a 95 percent response rate among recent graduates.

The Career Services Office equips students for success in entering the job market through early engagement, partnering with students as early as their freshman year.

Through strategizing career options, networking, pursing internships that align with their professional aspirations and fine tuning interview skills, Grove City College students are impressing employers and landing job and internship opportunities.

In 2011, Grove City College attracted 218 corporate visits to campus, the most in the school’s history.

Top companies and organizations return to campus continually to recruit.