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tion with many of them immediately fast-tracked into lead- SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT KETTERING
ership positions with the highest starting pay packages in
Michigan. Kettering University offers a wide range of undergrad and
Founded in 1919 as the School of Automotive Trades by postgraduate programmes in STEM and management dis-
a consortium of automobile manufacturers to train work- ciplines. They include:
ers for the fast-expanding automotives industry, the school Undergraduate. Bachelor of Science degree programmes
was purchased by automobiles behemoth General Motors in chemical engineering, computer engineering, computer
in 1926 and renamed the General Motors Institute. In 1982, science, electrical engineering, engineering (with specializa-
it was spun off as a private university and named Kettering tions in engineering management, manufacturing systems,
University in 1997 to commemorate Charles F. Kettering, mechatronics and robotic systems), industrial engineering,
inventor, engineer and head of research at General Motors management, mechanical engineering, and a new accel-
(1920-1947). erated semiconductor materials and devices program de-
Currently, Kettering offers nine Bachelor’s, 17 Master’s, signed to be completed in three years.
several certificate and online programmes to 1,500 students Postgraduate. Computer engineering, electrical engineering,
mentored by 100 faculty. Kettering alumni have served as electrical & computer engineering — advanced mobility*,
CEOs/Presidents at General Motors; Yamaha Motor Corpo- mechanical engineering, mobility systems, artificial intelli-
ration; Reuters; Merrill-Lynch; Continental Airlines among gence, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, applied data
other top corporates. science and data analytics, engineering management*, lean
“Kettering University is a manufacturing*, operations management*, lean systems*,
unique higher education institu- supply chain management*, MBA*, Tech MBA (*Online pro-
tion because we were founded to grams option)
produce measurable outcomes Graduate certificates. Short-term on-campus certificate pro-
and graduates prepared to lead grammes in electric vehicles, foundations of data science,
in the most demanding techni- global leadership, lean principles for healthcare, manage-
cal and professional arenas. Our ment and leadership, operations management, supply chain
unique academic model — the management.
only one in which all students
spend 50 percent of their time in Bill of costs* (per year)
rigorous classroom instruction Dr. Robert McMahan expansive Farmers’ Mar-
and 50 percent in immersive, in- ket nearby. Local parks, Tuition $50,650
dustry-embedded cooperative education — was designed to nature trails, and the Flint Housing $6,000
ensure that students achieve mastery in their disciplines, River Trail offer students a Food $4,750
not just knowledge. We continue to innovate to graduate plethora of opportunities Total $61,400
students who are among the best prepared for the 21st cen- for biking and hiking, kaya- *Undergraduate $=Rs.87
tury economy,” says Dr. Robert McMahan, an alum of king, boating, and fishing.
Dartmouth College and Duke University and President of Typical of Great Lakes states, Flint endures cold winters
Kettering University since 2011. (-5°-2°C) with moderate snowfall and warm and season-
Flint. Seventy minutes by road from Detroit, from 1908 until able summers (24°-29°C). Autumns are colourful during
the 1920s, Flint hosted the headquarters of General Motors the Fall foliage season and the lakes attract boaters, hikers
(annual revenue: $188.44 billion), for decades the world’s and fishermen in droves.
largest and most respected mega corporation. GM was Campus facilities. Sited on a scenic 90-acre campus along
founded in Flint in 1908, and the city was an automobile the Flint River west of downtown, the Kettering campus
manufacturing powerhouse until the early 1980s. Though blends vintage architecture with modern academic build-
GM has significantly downsized its operations in Flint, the ings and specialised state-of-the-art laboratories. Campus
city remains an automobiles powerhouse, hosting GM’s old- landmarks are the 400,000 sq. ft Academic Building host-
est operational automobiles facility. ing fully-wired classrooms, science and computer labs; the
Sited on the Flint River bank, the city is now reinvent- McKinnon Theatre; the Campus Center hosting the uni-
ing itself as a center of education, innovation, and the arts. versity’s administrative offices; C.S. Mott Engineering and
Together, the University of Michigan-Flint, Kettering, and Science Center housing advanced labs for crash safety, au-
Mott Community College host over 16,000 students. The tonomous vehicles, renewable energy systems and competi-
city’s vibrant cultural scene includes the Flint Institute of tion vehicle team garages; Innovation Center for start-ups
Arts, Flint Institute of Music, Flint Repertory Theatre, Flint and the GM Mobility Research Center which offers a unique
Symphony Orchestra, and Sloan Museum & Longway Plan- on-campus test track and proving ground for autonomous
etarium. A wide range of restaurants and attractive retail vehicles and mobility technologies. The Learning Commons
stores and malls line the city’s main thoroughfare with an — a 105,000 sq. ft hub — serves as the heart of campus,

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