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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?
97%
of Whitworth graduates report being employed one year after graduation – the highest percentage in the state (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).
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
Art & Design
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
Biology
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
Business
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
Chemistry
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.
Communication Studies
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.
Education
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
Engineering & Physics
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
English
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
Health Sciences
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.
History
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.
Kinesiology
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
Math & Computer Science
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
Music
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
Philosophy
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.
Political Science
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
Psychology
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
Sociology
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
Theatre
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
Theology
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.
World Languages & Cultures
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