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Charting Your Path from Whitworth

At Whitworth, you won’t go it alone. Our small class sizes and caring faculty equip you for lasting success – from exploring your major to launching your career. Through a blend of classroom mentorship, hands-on experiences and dedicated career preparation, Whitworth prepares you for a dynamic career that makes a difference in the world.

 

Did you know?

93%

of Whitworth graduates report being employed two years after graduation (Niche).

Research shows that lifetime earnings for graduates of liberal arts colleges exceed that of graduates of all colleges, including four-year engineering, business and technical universities. (Center on Education and the Workforce, 2022).

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Maggie Callan


Major: Health science

Physician assistant, Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery 

"I utilized the health sciences department faculty for career resources whether that be learning more about different professions or connecting with alumni out in the workforce. … The faculty at Whitworth truly want to know you and support you in your journey."

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Octavio Blanco


Major: Sociology

Business analyst and data processing manager, Amazon Web Services

"Whitworth was the only school (I visited) that had me hooked the second I stepped on campus. After meeting faculty and staff, I knew I would be able to earn an education that would prepare me for whatever career path I decided to pursue." 

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Derek Ramage


Major: Business administration – finance

Chief operating officer, Yardline

"I heavily utilized the alumni network while I was at Whitworth. This connected me to graduates from all sorts of industries who held day jobs I was interested in. I have found that Whitworth’s alumni are very welcoming to any student who reaches out." 

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Chris Roberts


Majors: Computer science, mathematics, applied physics

Embedded systems software engineer, PACCAR

"Most of the career development I did during my time at Whitworth was done through professors and advisors. I spent many hours discussing my future career with professors across multiple departments. This was some of the best advice I have ever gotten since each professor knew me personally." 

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Esther Brown


Major: Communication

Senior account executive, Desautel Hege (DH)

"The opportunity to get involved in various activities I’m passionate about was core to my growth at Whitworth. As a staff writer and editor for The Whitworthian, I experienced a look inside a potential career path and grew my journalistic skills." 

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Cody DeJardin


Major: Graphic design

Brand director & head of collaborations, Sackcloth & Ashes

"My experience at Whitworth transcended conventional academics. The university provided a multitude of opportunities that extended beyond the confines of the classroom, allowing me to translate knowledge into real-world contexts. This practical engagement provided me with an understanding of the tangible implications of my studies." 

Our grads make a difference (and get jobs)

Our graduates are employed at top companies like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Lockheed Martin, PACCAR, Garmin, Boeing, Costco, Nike and Disney. They go on to fulfilling careers in healthcare, business, law, government, engineering, education, ministry, social services, media, scientific and academic research, and the arts. Learn more about where our graduates are working below.

  • Ruth Campbell, elementary art specialist, Spokane Public Schools
  • Chloe Dye Sherpe, curatorial project manager, Microsoft Art Collection, Burlington, Wash.
  • Hannah Hirano, museum services & conservation coordinator, Seattle Art Museum
  • Kellen Pacheco, architectural designer, ZGF Architects, Seattle
  • Olivia Newman, graphic designer, Yakima Valley Hops, Yakima, Wash.
  • Grace Trumbo, assistant registrar, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
  • Jeff Skaggs, web designer, Legwork PRM
  • Forrest Chapin, water quality technician, Sunnyside Valley and Roza Irrigation Districts, Yakima, Wash.
  • Kristin Dickey, quarantine aquarist, New York Aquarium, New York
  • Alex Hoffmann, M.D., internal medicine resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston
  • Linnea Howard, wildlife biologist, Torrey Pines Environmental, San Diego, Calif.
  • Shannon Wessel, science teacher, Mt. Spokane High School
  • Lauren Asplund, audit senior, Deloitte, Seattle
  • Kyle McEachran, travel sales development manager, Google, Seattle
  • Samual Jarrett, partnerships account executive, Football Australia, Sydney
  • Alexis McLeod, DBU project administrator, Dutch Bros Coffee, Spokane
  • Ekow Nottinson-Nyaaku, financial analyst, Washington Trust Bank, Spokane
  • Joseph Schwalbach, equity research analyst, Fisher Investments, Camas, Wash.
  • Cooper Strout, business intelligence specialist, Itron, Spokane
  • Emma Van Eaton, marketing & proposal coordinator, Ameresco, Seattle
  • Lee Cantrell, bioinformatics scientist, Seer Bio, San Francisco
  • Chris Frick, scientist, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle
  • Shauna Leggett, hospital pharmacist, Valley Medical Center, Renton, Wash.
  • Sara Lutz, internal medicine resident physician, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Abby Robb, post-bachelor research associate in radiological and tritium chemistry, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, Wash.
  • Michael Coiner, social media and content coordinator, Area North America, Beaverton, Ore.
  • Chelsie Hadden, director of public relations & social media, Solarity Credit Union, Yakima, Wash.
  • Samantha Holm, special projects producer, KATU News, Portland, Ore.
  • Trey McDowell, communications specialist, Spokane Transit Authority, Spokane
  • Jonathan Royal, grants manager, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
  • Luke Schwartz, sports anchor, WCTI News 12, New Bern, N.C.
  • Lauren Frey, reading specialist, Central Valley School District
  • Chris Lingle, science teacher, Spokane Public Schools
  • Sorayya Mohammadi, first grade teacher, Spokane Public Schools
  • Matteo Page-Gonzalez, behavior intervention teacher, Centennial Middle School, Spokane Valley
  • Nathan Page, middle school art & photography teacher, Duvall County (Fla.) Public Schools
  • Kaitlin Richcreek, English language-arts teacher, Lakewood High School
  • Minh "Mindy" Nguyen, automation research engineer, Lockheed Martin
  • Cass Busch, math and science teacher, Klahowya Secondary School, Central Kitsap School District
  • Branden Lowe, software developer, JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York City area
  • James Mitchell, flight sciences engineer, TLG Aerospace
  • Katie Olleman, bridge designer, Washington State Department of Transportation
  • Caleb Bertolini, spacecraft attitude control engineer, Lockheed Martin, Colorado Springs
  • Devon Clements, copywriter and associate producer, Beavercreek Marketing, Grand Island, Neb.
  • Andrea Dilley, associate editor, Christianity Today, Austin
  • Morgan Feddes Satre, communications specialist and managing editor of Advance, Council of Christian Colleges & Universities, Washington, D.C.
  • Jennifer Rudsit, publishing coordinator, Sasquatch Books, Seattle
  • John Taylor, writing center coordinator & lecturer, University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • Nic Vargus, content and editorial writer, Slack, San Francisco
  • Jessica Wisse, digital media strategist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle
  • Megan Colwell, pediatric occupational therapist, OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, Ore.
  • Bret DeGraaff, resident physician in cardiothoracic surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, Calif.
  • Capt. Jacob Kriegbaum, physical therapist, United States Air Force, Las Vegas
  • Jalana White and Justin Liu, chiropractors and owners/founders, Built to Move Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation, Spokane
  • Luke Meininger, hematologist/oncologist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. 
  • Skylar Nicholson, athletic trainer, New York Mets affiliate minor league baseball
  • J. Keith Parker, dermatologist, Advanced Dermatology and Skin Surgery, Spokane
  • Melissa Ryskamp, medical lab scientist, Kootenai Health, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
  • Katie Vogel, dentist, International Community Health Services, Bellevue, Wash.
  • Sarah Cochrane, archivist, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Lake Oswego, Ore.
  • Kyrstin Desjardins, history teacher, Central Valley High School, Spokane Valley, Wash.
  • Leighton Kittleman, museum educator, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane
  • Katie Pratt, co-founder, Northwest Vernacular (historic preservation consulting firm)
  • Chloe Dye Sherpe, curatorial project manager, Lumiere Group, Seattle
  • Benjamin Tkach, assistant professor of political science, King University, Bristol, Tenn.
  • Laura Venemon, social studies and ELL teacher, Tahoma High School, Maple Valley, Wash.
  • Hanna Bjerkestrand, licensed massage therapist, Built to Move Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation, Spokane
  • Gavin Horst, firefighter/paramedic, Vancouver, Wash.
  • KC M. Hughes, health/fitness teacher and tennis/basketball coach, Deer Park High School, Deer Park, Wash.
  • DJ Tripoli, assistant professor, School of Exercise and Sport Science field experience coordinator, strength and conditioning education program, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • Tony Watters, performance director, PTA Performance Spokane
  • Andrew Dodge, biostatistician, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • Kat Duarte, technical program manager, Google
  • Hannah Edstrom, math teacher, McKnight Middle School, Renton, Wash.
  • Kelsey Glynn, associate product manager, Nike
  • Jose Oronia, software engineer, T-Mobile
  • Lauren Pangborn, designer, Wahoo Fitness
  • Marika Witt, technical solutions engineer, Epic Middle East, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Nathanael Ankeny, assistant professor of music, director of jazz ensemble, George Fox University
  • Sarah Butler, band, choir and orchestra teacher, Highline Public Schools, Seattle
  • Natalie Cominiello, orchestra director & elementary string specialist, Spokane Public Schools
  • Christina Locatelli, private piano instructor, Bartell Music Academy, Spokane
  • Emily McKinney, choir director, Mead High School, Spokane
  • Rachel Morris, director of worship, music & the arts, John Knox Presbyterian Church, Spokane
  • Matt Ferris, director of leadership & college, Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minn.
  • Jonathan Kim, attorney, Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle
  • Krista Ranno, sponsorship director, Lahash International, Portland, Ore.
  • Tyler Rich, business intelligence developer at Lake Washington School District and strategic data fellow at Harvard Center for Education Policy Research
  • TJ Westre, associate consultant, The Spur Group, Redmond, Wash.
  • Chloe Becker, manager for state legislative affairs, Portland General Electric, Portland, Ore.
  • Caleb Crary, ELA teacher, Teach for America Corp member, Brainerd High School, Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Taylor Faranda Korthuis, senior attorney, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Seattle
  • Noah Patterson, first assistant attorney general, Colorado Attorney General’s Office, Denver
  • Michelle Rusk, counsel, Washington State House of Representatives - Office of Program Research, Olympia
  • Annika Scharosch, associate vice president for civil rights, compliance, risk management, Title IX coordinator, Eastern Washington University
  • Josh Bigner, coordinator, Center for Family and Couples Therapy at Colorado State University
  • Lindsay Colson, board certified behavior analyst, Hand in Hand Behavioral Counseling, Olympia, Wash.
  • Nick Hughes, human resources specialist, Volunteers of America, Spokane
  • Alyssa Meier, youth development lead, YMCA, Oconomowoc, Wis.
  • Jacqueline Nelson, licensed mental health counselor associate, Trauma Informed Therapies PLLC, Spokane
  • Logan Steele, assistant professor of information systems and decision sciences, University of South Florida
  • Joshua Binger, coordinator, Center for Family and Couples Therapy at Colorado State University
  • Alannah Price, human resources manager, WestGate Church, San Francisco
  • Bailey Richardson, milieu counselor, Center for Discovery, Seattle
  • Shyanne Schoenlein, director of development, Washington State University
  • Thomas Wakem, Spokane County sheriff's deputy
  • Courtney Bagdon-Cox, research and data analyst, Washington State Department of Corrections
  • Court Alfrey, theatrical dresser, The Lion King and Beautiful – The Carole King Musical on Broadway, New York City
  • Emily Beloate, dance instructor at The Joy of Dancing and theatre artist and assistant producer/director for Epic Immersive
  • Ben Bonnema, musical theatre composer and lyricist, New York City
  • Heather Botts, ensemble cast member and understudy for role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway
  • Andrew Coopman, teaching artist and director, Village Theatre and Studio East, Seattle
  • Alanna Hamilton, membership and communications manager, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle
  • Caleb Klein, house manager, Mount Baker Theatre
  • Amy Erickson, lecturer in theology, St. Mark's National Theological Centre, Canberra, Australia
  • Michelina Cozzetto, case manager and advocate, The Jonah Project, Spokane
  • Phil Moore, pastor, The Garden, Spokane
  • Ryan Tjelle, director of community life, Side by Side, Spokane
  • The Rev. Rachel Toone, dean of spiritual formation, Montreat College, Montreat, N.C.
  • Gillian Cleary, Spanish instructor, Montana State University
  • Leah Dassler, multilingual forms specialist, Charles Schwab
  • Lindsay Delaney, bilingual youth services librarian, Tigard Public Library, Ore.
  • Karen Fierro, community equity advocate, Rainbow Center, Tacoma, Wash.
  • Benjamin Jones, international relations officer and English instructor, ITECH Lyon, Lyon, France
  • Cheyenne Scherf, English teacher's assistant, North American Language and Culture Assistants Program, Granada, Spain
  • Hannah Tweet, associate director, La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas