We’ll help you make—and activate—your individualized career plan.
Experiences and Outcomes
future ready Up Close Experiences. Lifelong Skills.
As an RMC graduate, you’ll begin your career prepared to meaningfully contribute to your professional life and in your community. It’s the result of the hands-on, career-advancing experiences you’ll assemble as an RMC student.
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100%of students engage in hands-on learning (internships, study abroad, or research)
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#5 in Va.Long-term return on investment (Based on NPV metric in Georgetown University Center for Education and Workforce study 2022)
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#17Career Services in the U.S. (Princeton Review)
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#1producer of STEM Ph.Ds in the state of Virginia
Personalized Career Advising
You’ll shape a four-year roadmap in partnership with advisers in RMC’s Edge Career Center. They’ll work closely with you and your academic mentors to identify experiences related to your professional aspirations. And if you’re unsure about a specific career direction, they’ll help you consider the options.
“I reached out to Professor Showalter and told him I would really like to do an internship for my elective. Two months later he said, ‘I think I found something for you.’ It was the perfect fit and combined my interests in computer science and economics.”
Johanna Schetelig ’22
hands-on. High-impact.
Regardless of your major or career plans, you’ll want to test out your ideas, plans and dreams. Your growing community—of RMC professors, mentors and advisers—will connect you with experiences that add meaning to your studies and allow you to stand out along your professional path.
THe power of the YJ Network
Sarah Wilsey ’24 and Jenna Shaughnessy ’24 experienced summer internships in New York at Richline Group, thanks to CEO Dave Meleski ’84.
connections that count
The college’s alumni, spread across a range of professions, are committed to your success, too. As students, they were the focus of the RMC mentoring network; they’re paying it forward by helping you realize your personal and professional goals.
many paths. consistent results.
The powerful outcomes of our individualized approach are best embodied in the stories of RMC alumni. They consistently tell us about how prepared they were for their next steps – dare we say, more prepared than their peers. Their success and impact span business, law and medicine along with emerging fields like cybersecurity, biotechnology and data analysis.
where do our grads go? All over the world, in every field
(A very incomplete list)
AstraZeneca
Capital One
Collegiate School
Dalgren Naval Surface Warfare Center
Deloitte
Disney
Dominion Energy
Fox Sports
GenWorth Insurance
Hanover County Public Schools
LifeBridge Health
NASA
Northwestern Mutual
PEOPLE.com
Sportsbackers
Universal Studios
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. House of Representatives
The Washington Post
Wells Fargo
Virginia Museum of Fine Art
American University
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
College of William and Mary
Campbell Law School
Duke University
Loyola University of Maryland
Northwestern University
Springfield College
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
University of Maryland College of Medicine
University of Richmond Law
University of Virginia Engineering
University of Virginia Medical School
University of Lynchburg
VCU School of Medicine
Virginia Tech Engineering