http://kettering.edu/ - Formally General Motors Institute. Many students co-op at GM, or if not, at another major auto company or supplier. Most also usually continue working for their co-op.

 

Good luck with that though. I know many Kettering students, and they say it is all but impossible to get into GM or other automotive companies if you are a male. Females get the jobs 100% of the time, even guys I have/had classes couldn't get in with near perfect grade point avg's.

Kettering is good choice, The University of Akron isn't too bad since a lot of Tier 1 companies are in Ohio (I've worked in one) especially since Akron is heavy in the Hybrid competition which GM is really looking for. Just a thought.

Word to wise if you son really wants to get into GM or top level company get him as much hands on time with cars, those guys have the best shot. From engine operation to electrical basics, get going!

 

I went to Kettering. I was a Computer Science major, so GM wasn't my area of interest, but I had many classmates and Fraternity brothers who worked at GM. There were a few interim years (circa 2003-5) where GM wasn't hiring many engineers at all, and that's why people have the impression that it's hard to get a job there.

Remember, GM created the school that is now Kettering, specifically as a training ground for engineers and managers.

IMO, there's no better way to get your foot in the door at GM than to attend Kettering.

 

I just fowarded this info to my Brother... he is about to graduate

 

Well the 10 or so guys I worked with all told me they didn't get hired at GM but the females did. Although I forgot, I was thinking about co-op jobs, not full time jobs. My bad. Co-op jobs help you get your foot in.


I couldn't agree more but couldn't afford tuition, I'm just too poor.

 

Hey Scott, can I work from my house in NJ? Got an MSEE and MBA if that helps!

 

Get a student loan like everyone else. If you get a decent co-op (e.g. General Motors) and are smart about your money, you'll have half of it paid off before you graduate.

 

Does anyone know? Is hiring back old engineers a bad idea? Are the new ones getting less benefits? Is GM looking for newer/creative talent?

 

Frankly, I don't think any of that matters. GM is GM - period. If there are less benefits - so what? Benefits keep dropping at *every* company - health care benefits are taken away, or cost more, or both - raises are minimal or non-existent at most companies these days - bonuses are questionable at most companies these days. There are no guarantees anywhere and that's the new world order - it'll never be like it was, where the big companies are havens and people have it easier. And that's a good thing - as former Indy500 winner Gil DeFerran said, "You have to kill the lion every day" - and that's what this business is becoming - you have to earn your place every single day. Hopefully THAT is what GM is looking for......either way, I'll find out tomorrow

 

First off I would be out of state, so there is one price increase. Second my parents make too much money for me to get good student loans, on top of being almost triple to go there than stay home. Third, all the guys I know that applied (and who's male friends applied) to GM didn't get accepted (from Kettering), all their female classmates did. Hell I applied and never heard anything from them. Fourth, no way can you pay off half before you graduate, at that price. Guys I know that went there are already owe upwards of $100k, while I living at home and commuting 30-45 mins I'm only going to owe in the $30k range. Which I have a good portion taken care of. Lastly, I didn't like from what I hear, that Ketttering is in a bad neighborhood, students held at gunpoint, shootings etc.

It's really easy to look at your own situation and tell other people what they could do, but you don't know anything about my situation and how impossible it would be for me to do.

 

It's a private school -- it costs the same for everybody.

That sucks.

Hmmm. I applied in the fall of 1998 to start in 1999 and was accepted a week later. I guess things have changed.

I went there, '99-2004. I had the lowest-paying co-op job of anyone I know. Total tuition for me was around $90,000 (I know it's gone up a lot since I was there). I now owe less than $20,000.

It's not the greatest neighborhood, but it's nowhere near as bad as people tell you.

 

Ahh, I didn't know it was a private school.


I applied around '02 - '03.


Wow, kudos to you. I gotta learn how to manage money better.

Although I got denied the other day when I applied for this career fair, I think the GPA was too low