Profiles
Alma College has phenomenal 90 percent placement rates into medical and law schools, compared to a national average of 46.6 percent for medical school placement. More than 90 percent of all Alma graduates report working in full-time positions or attending graduate school within six months of graduation.
Graduate Profile
Katherine Beam
Graduation: 2001
Major: History, Political Science
Minor: Environmental Science
Katherine Beam took an introduction to environmental studies course as a freshman that set her direction in life.
After graduating from Alma, she continued on to Indiana University and earned a master’s degree in public affairs in environmental policy. She now works for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, providing assistance and outreach to small businesses to help them meet and exceed their environmental responsibilities.