Formerly General Motors Institute (GMI), Kettering is a private cooperative education university in Flint, Michigan, specializing in STEM and business, with a strong focus on automotive engineering and industry experience.
Address: 1700 University Ave, 48504 Flint, Michigan, United States
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering (Co-op)
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Pioneer in professional co-operative education, especially in automotive industry. Strong ties with automotive and manufacturing companies. All students participate in paid co-op.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as automotive systems, advanced manufacturing, alternative energy, and biomedical engineering, often in partnership with industry.
Famous Alumnis:
Mary Barra, Lloyd Reuss, Bob Kagle
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
2000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Mandatory and extensive co-op program provides significant work experience and income, strong focus on automotive and manufacturing engineering.
Cons
Located in Flint, a city with socio-economic challenges; highly specialized focus; demanding schedule with alternating co-op/academic terms.
Best For
Students seeking a highly focused engineering or business education with deep, integrated co-operative work experience, particularly those interested in the automotive industry.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Another national school that puts manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics at the centre is Milwaukee School of Engineering, and it is larger, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 2,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers a comparable education in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning: it is also a private institution and does not run the mba programmes found here.
- On content, Wentworth Institute of Technology and this institution are close, as both teach manufacturing, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it does not run the mba programmes found here and covers civil engineering and data analytics as well.
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute offers a comparable education in manufacturing, AI and machine learning and software engineering: it is far larger, with about 7,200 students against roughly 2,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- On content, Drexel University and this university are close, as both teach AI and machine learning, software engineering and engineering; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers materials and life sciences as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this institution is on your list for automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, Florida Universitària in Spain deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,000 here, and also offers diploma programmes.
- Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in India is the nearest foreign match on manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it is public, whereas this university is private, and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Looking internationally, Universidad de Deusto - Facultad de Ingeniería in Spain is where automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering get a comparable treatment; it covers industrial design and bioengineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 2,000 students.
- Abroad, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (India) covers manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics in a comparable way, and it is larger, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 2,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.
- University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom is the nearest foreign match on manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers life sciences as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Automotive, Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineer, Product Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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