{"id":2443,"date":"2016-11-02T12:39:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2016-11-02T12:39:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:39:34","slug":"career-spotlight-engineering-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/2016\/11\/02\/career-spotlight-engineering-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"So Now What? A Career Spotlight on Engineering Majors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that one of the top 5 most popular areas of study at Grove City College is the engineering program? We have majors in electrical & mechanical engineering that offer students a wide variety of classes that lead to various fields and specifications in engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hopefully you\u2019ve had a chance to look at the Communications Spotlight\u00a0<\/a>to get a feel for how students have discovered their passions through major classes. This spotlight focuses on electrical and mechanical engineering majors and their experiences in deciding career paths. Here are some students\u2019 thoughts on what type of career paths engineering has to offer. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What do you want to do with your Engineering degree?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to have a job that involves engineering as well as communications that might not have the technical knowledge of an engineering degree. I really enjoy public speaking and making presentations, which a lot of other engineers tend to shy away from. I also like the idea of taking a complex engineering idea and putting it in simpler terms that anyone can gain a basic understanding from. My dream job would be simplifying and presenting engineering ideas to business leaders or potential customers interested in an engineering design or product.<\/span>\u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-Senior Electrical Engineering major Mathieu Vavro<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been considering a software engineering position with my degree. GCC classes helped me figure out what I wanted to do and what I\u2019m good at, specifically computer science classes.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

-Senior Electrical Engineering major Braden Ritts<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am not 100% sure what area of the engineering field I want to have a career in, but I do know two things I want to achieve in a career.\u00a0 I want my skills and knowledge to better the world and its people, and I want to travel. \u00a0Ideally I would like to live abroad for an extended period of time.\u00a0 The Grove City environment has inspired me to impact the world for the better. I want to be able to use my skills to change lives and leave a mark in a positive way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

-Senior Electrical Engineering major Justine Stanszewski<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Upon graduation I plan on working for a year or two in the aerospace industry as a systems engineer. During that time I plan on applying to medical school. The GCC environment contributed to this decision through mentorship from professors as well as discussions with students who have similar interests.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

-Senior Mechanical Engineering major Justin Burke<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI have only had professional experience in the automation industry with my internship, so I know that I am interested in a full time career in something related to that field. I also took a Practical Circuit Design course last semester and really enjoyed everything that I learned in it; so I am very interested in a position where I would be doing circuit design full time as well. There are just so many fields to get into that it makes finding a \u201cniche\u201d extremely difficult; but there have been classes that taught me exactly what I do NOT want a career in!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

-Senior Electrical Engineering major Eric Martin<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Engineering” is as general a term as “communications” when it comes to diversity in majors and career paths.\u00a0Grove City College offers students the opportunity to extend their interests and involvements with their majors through multiple organizations in different environments outside of\u00a0the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

My hope in presenting these career spotlights is to open the door to relating majors that seem completely\u00a0unrelated\u00a0so that\u00a0students can bring their skill sets together to recognize the importance\u00a0of diverse\u00a0fields of study.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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