Outcomes & Testimonials

The Class of 2021 Future Destination Survey, completed January 1, 2022, resulted in 94% of graduates report being employed in full-time jobs or attending graduate and professional school.

Sample of EMPLOYMENT COMMITMENTS:

Walt Disney World, First Bank & Trust Company, CGI, Washington County Public Schools, USA Swimming, United Way, Lexington Children’s Theatre, Brown Edwards CPAs, Select Aerospace Industries, Migrant Health Network, UPM Pharmaceuticals, Accushield

Sample OF GradUATE School ACCEPTANCES:

Harvard University, Georgia Tech University, Vanderbilt University, the Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences, East Tennessee State University, The Ohio State University, Bowling Green State University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Duke University

Victory Ime is Finding Happiness and Success at Oracle

Life is full of surprises, and Victory Ime is finding a way to succeed not in spite of the curve balls – but because of them. Keep reading
Kanin Clark spent this summer interning in Washington D.C.

Clark is majoring in Mass Communications and History and will graduate in December 2021.
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McCray Sawyers is spending his summer with the Virginia Department of Forestry

Sawyers (E&H ‘23) is majoring in Environmental Studies.
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E&H Spiritual Life interns are making a splash in the community

Four Emory & Henry students are spending their summer interning with E&H Spiritual Life. Keep reading
Rafe Hagee works as Lab Technician at Eastman Chemical Company

Rafe Hagee graduated from Emory & Henry in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Environmental Science. He currently works as a Laboratory Technician for the Process Research and Development Group in the Technology Division of Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tenn. Keep reading
Christina Mitchell shoots for the stars and lands dream job with NASA

Christina Mitchell graduated in 2019 with a degree in Mass Communications. She currently works as an Associate Multimedia Specialist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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The Director of The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development is Lee Svete.

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Top 10 Career Fields for the class of 2021

1. Education
2. Healthcare
3. Business Services
4. Arts & Entertainment
5. Marketing & Communications
6. Government
7. Science & Research
8. Manufacturing
9. Hotel, Travel, & Tourism
10. Sports & Recreation

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<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1317-lee-svete-named-new-director-of-the-van-vlissingen"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg" alt="Lee Svete" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2449" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1317-lee-svete-named-new-director-of-the-van-vlissingen">Lee Svete named new director of The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry received a gracious gift of $5 million, through annual installments, from The van Vlissingen Student Foundation to create The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development which will support the College’s new strategic initiatives, “Pivot Toward the Future” 2020-23. <a href="/live/news/1317-lee-svete-named-new-director-of-the-van-vlissingen" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1067-5-million-pledged-gift-to-visionary-career-center"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg" alt="John van Vlissingen honored during commencement." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1067-5-million-pledged-gift-to-visionary-career-center">$5 Million Pledged Gift to Visionary Career Center Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry College announced at its fall Board of Trustees meeting that it received a gracious gift of $5 million from The van Vlissingen Student Foundation to create The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development at Emory & Henry College. <a href="/live/news/1067-5-million-pledged-gift-to-visionary-career-center" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>