Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
A Commitment to Service Learning
Calvin University believes that students need more than a diploma to live a meaningful life. Calvin prepares them to think deeply, act justly, and live wholeheartedly.
Students at Calvin can choose from more than 100 academic programs, customizing their college experience to suit their dreams. World-class professors guide them toward the future. Classes in and outside the major provide a well-rounded skill set. Calvin aims to give each student a personalized education, designed to help them get where they want to be in life so they can change the world.
Learn more at www.calvin.edu
99%
Graduate placement rate
4th in the Midwest
by U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges Guidebook”
100%
Of students participate in service learning
Programs in High-Demand Fields
Business
Accounting
Business Analytics
Digital Communication
Entrepreneurship
Finance/Finance Planning
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Computer Science
Computer Science
Data Science Major
Data Analytics Minor
Online Master of Data Science
Design
Digital Communication
Graphic Design
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Allied Health/Healthcare
Exercise Science
Kinesiology
Nursing
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Podiatry
Pre-Veterinary
Public Health
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Therapeutic Recreation
Power Skills
- Communication
- Global Perspective/Multicultural Awareness
- Leadership
Calvin Lifework Program:
The Calvin Lifework Program is a set of online courses designed to help students with their next steps after college, whatever that may be. Students learn career readiness skills, financial literacy, and most importantly, leadership.
The Rhetoric Center:
The Rhetoric Center at Calvin University is a free resource for students of any major offering assistance on written, visual, and oral assignments. Students can come to the center and meet with an engaged staff member to discuss potential ideas, work through organization and structure, and learn crucial skills of communication that will be crucial in any career field they enter.
Significant Partnerships
The Calvin Center for Innovation in Business (CCIB) works with corporations in Michigan and beyond to prepare students for professional life through Calvin Action Projects (CAPs). CAPs connect diverse groups of business students with real-world businesses to work as consulting teams. Interested businesses will find a challenging but tangible issue for the student consulting team to collaborate and solve. Past students have worked with Amway, Sperry, the Mercantile Bank of West Michigan, and more.
Centers of Excellence/Research
The Calvin Center for Innovation in Business
The CCIB focuses on supporting Calvin’s business students and improving the university’s business department. The Center offers Calvin Action Projects, which incorporate experiential learning opportunities for students through internships and faculty-guided research. The CCIB is not only focused on improving Calvin’s business program, but also on ensuring business graduate success through hands-on learning experiences, research opportunities, and leadership skills.
Patrick Bailey, Business and Director of Business Analytics Program
Randall Brouwer, Engineering
Dr. Jaclynn L Lubbers, Department Chair, Nursing
David Wunder, Dean for Faculty Development and Research
Calvin University was ranked the #4 Midwest Regional University in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges Guidebook”
The Princeton Review noted that professors at Calvin University are “extremely talented, interesting, and connected in the specific fields.”
In the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Calvin University is described as “…challenging but supportive… Calvin graduates have few problems getting accepted to graduate schools of law, medicine, or business.”
Money Magazine named Calvin University one of “The Best Colleges for your Money” based on educational quality, affordability, and career outcomes.
Offices and programs that support students from a diverse or disadvantaged background include:
- Center for Intercultural Student Development
- College Access Programs
- Entrada Scholars Program
- Office for Multicultural Affairs
- Multicultural Student Development
- International Student Development
- Disability Services
- Service-Learning Center
- Sexuality Series
- Academic counselors for international and multicultural students
David Agema, Republican National Committeeman
Betsy DeVos, Former Chair of the Republican party in Michigan and former Secretary of Education
Richard DeVos, Founder of Amway and Orlando Magic CEO
Bill Huizenga, U.S. congressman
Kunle Olukotun, Father of the multi-core processor, Stanford computer science professor
Paul Schrader, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and filmmaker
Jay Van Andel, Co-founder of Amway
Jon Vander Ark, President of Republic Services