Kettering University

Since its founding in 1919, Kettering University has brought hands-on STEM-focused learning to life through its 50/50 blend of rigorous academics and paid Co-op employment. 

What began as a night school for automotive engineers and technicians has grown into a university that produces leaders across industries—from automotive and biotechnology, to finance and energy, robotics, and beyond.

Forged from our history of training automotive engineers, Kettering continues to drive innovation at the forefront of next-gen technologies in advanced mobility, new energy vehicles, intelligent manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and sustainability. Our academic programs empower students to test their ideas right away. To push them, break them, and rebuild them until they find solutions to tomorrow’s challenges.

Unlike a traditional university, Kettering’s curriculum alternates every 11 weeks, all 4.5 years between a classroom environment and professional employment experience. Students spend one term mastering theories and skills in classrooms and labs and the next term applying them in a paid Co-op role, working on projects that add value to the bottom line. 

Kettering’s Co-op program is more than an internship. It’s an immersive, no-holds-barred journey into the heart of industry-leading companies resulting in 2.5 years of experience and earning $50-75k over the course of the student’s undergraduate experience.

Kettering has built a STEM learning experience like nowhere else. It’s the place where students work shoulder to shoulder with professors and industry leaders, proving what they’re made of. Where they solve tomorrow’s problems, put their ideas to the test, and develop versatile skills that will always hold value.

The result? They graduate light-years ahead of their peers—and they never look back.