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2016-17 graduate status report

What is a Wartburg College degree worth? No doubt, at least part of the answer is a satisfying career. A Wartburg

education isn’t just a means to a career, though; four years at Wartburg provides our students with the skills and confidence

to handle anything that comes their way. That’s the worth of a Wartburg education. Wartburg prepares its students for more than

just a job—it prepares them for life.

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99what are they doing? Internship Destinations – A Sampling First Destination Locations

Students have access to internships and other hands-on learning experiences while attending Wartburg. Our students do real work as interns and use what they’ve learned in the classroom to actively solve important issues. These experiences enrich their education while opening doors to opportunities after graduation.

Graduate/Professional schools – A Sampling

Employment Destinations – A Sampling

GRADUATED 2016-17

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Athlete NetworkColoradoCareCrawdaddy OutdoorsCumulus Media Des MoinesDenver HealthFastenal CompanyIowa Homeless Youth CenterIowa Office of the Attorney General Crime Victims DivisionIowa Secretary of State Office

Iowa Soccer AssociationIowa State Hygienic LaboratoryJohn Deere Waterloo WorksNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryRoyall & CompanySpencer Stuart ChicagoTarget, Inc.The Des Moines Social ClubUniversity of Northern Iowa AthleticsWaterloo Blackhawk Tennis Club

A.T. Still UniversityCharles UniversityClarke UniversityConcordia UniversityDes Moines UniversityDrake UniversityGrand View UniversityIowa State UniversityLutheran School of Theology at ChicagoMinnesota State University-Mankato

New York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityPalmer College of ChiropracticPrinceton Theological SeminarySan José State UniversitySouthern College of OptometrySt. Ambrose UniversityTrinity School for MinistryTulane UniversityUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of Chicago-IllinoisUniversity of Iowa

University of LjubljanaUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Minnesota- Humphrey School of Public AffairsUniversity of Nebraska-OmahaUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of TorinoUniversity of UtahUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of YorkWartburg Theological Seminary

ArizonaCaliforniaColoradoDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgia

IllinoisIndianaIowaKansasLouisianaMarylandMichiganMinnesota

MissouriNebraskaNew JerseyNew YorkOregonPennsylvaniaSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWisconsin

ALSOAustraliaCzech RepublicEnglandJapan ItalySloveniaSpain

Alliant EnergyAmazon Web ServicesBlue Vine MediaBossard North America, Inc.Cedar Valley Music TherapyChrysler CorporationCUNA Mutual GroupDairy Farmers of AmericaDensoErnst & YoungFerguson EnterprisesGE CapitalGenesis Rehab ServicesGreater Des Moines Botanical GardenGrout MuseumHeartland Technology Data Center

Hormel FoodsHydrite ChemicalIowa Homeless Youth CenterIowa Select FarmsJohn DeereKansas State UniversityKLMJ/KQCR RadioLSC Environmental ProductsMarketing KineticsMarsh & McLennanMass MutualMayo ClinicMudd AdvertisingPrincipal Financial GroupRFA Engineering

Rockwell CollinsRoyall & CompanySeagate TechnologySingleSpeed BrewerySyntrac ProductsTerexTerraconThe ESCO GroupThe Greater Des Moines PartnershipTraneTreehouse FoodsU.S. BankUnityPoint HealthVGM ForbinWellmarkWestmark EnterprisesXcel Energy

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122 GRADUATES COMPLETED A CREDIT-BASED INTERNSHIP

SUCCESS RATE (based on a 95% response rate)See circles at the right for details.

CONTINUING education

NOT SEEKING employment

SEEKING employment

EMPLOYED full time

VOLUNTEERING full time

EMPLOYED part time

24% 4%

3% 2% 1%

66%Thanks to Wartburg’s strong academic programs and the opportunities we provide our students (including internships, community service, study abroad, work-study, and undergraduate research), our graduates leave campus prepared for the future. But you don’t have to take our word for it. Below are the locations where our graduates have found meaningful vocations, are serving their communities, or are furthering their education.