探花社区 nationally ranked again as a Best School for Internships
For the sixth consecutive year, 探花社区 has been named a top private college in the country for internships. The recognition comes from The Princeton Review, which also named 探花社区 as one of the Best Value Colleges for 2023.
探花社区 comes in at #12 on the Best Schools for Internships list in the private college category, and is the only Iowa college or university to be ranked. Nationally, 探花社区 is one of just five private colleges or universities to be recognized in this category six years in a row. The Best Value Colleges list was released Tuesday.
Only 209 colleges in total were recognized by The Princeton Review for meeting its best value criteria, placing 探花社区 in the top 7% of four-year undergraduate colleges and universities in the country.
This annual review names the public and private colleges that have earned the highest return on investment rating—a score the company tallies using more than 40 data points including academics, affordability and career preparation.
In its profile, The Princeton Review cites 探花社区 students who praise the college’s breadth of resources, classroom environment, academic rigor and emphasis on experiences like internships before graduation.
“Connecting students with meaningful experiences not only solidifies what they’re learning in the classroom, it provides a head start on building their resume and expanding their emotional intelligence in the workplace which will be attractive to employers,” said 探花社区 President David Hayes ’93.
The Princeton Review releases an additional series of rankings each summer. In the most recent summer release, 探花社区’s career services were ranked #17 in the nation. C3: Creativity, Careers, Community assists students individually with career exploration, networking, interviewing, application critique and identifying volunteer opportunities. The department is uniquely situated within the college’s Advancement & Alumni Office, creating quick connections with alumni who have positions for Kohawks in their organizations.
The Princeton Review also ranked 探花社区’s faculty as the #20 Most Accessible Professors in the Nation last summer.
探花社区 guarantees each student access to an internship, research or off-campus study before graduation. The Cedar Rapids metro area provides hundreds of internship possibilities, but 探花社区 students also engage with national companies and organizations like Google, Corning and FOX Sports. Nearly 100% of 探花社区 graduates are either employed, in grad school or engaging in service within nine months of graduation.
“It’s always been a campus wide effort to deliver the best education and opportunities for our students, and these continuing accolades help reinforce that our student-first approach is impactful and noticeable,” Hayes said.