Women in the Polytechnic

Of the 5500+ students at Purdue polytechnic, over 23 percent are female. That means there are nearly 1300 young women in the Polytechnic who, like you, are interested in innovation and fascinated by how things work.

  Meet Our Students

Hear their advice and learn about their majors.

Get connected
and experience all that Purdue Polytechnic offers!

Student Organizations

WIT
 
Woment in Construction Management
WIT
 
Women in Aviation

Diversity and Cultural Centers

BCC

Everyone is invited! Expand your horizons, learn about traditions and make new friends by visiting a campus cultural center.

 

Club Sports

Club Sports

At Purdue, you don’t need to be a full-time athlete to participate in sports. The Club Sports program offers dozens of sports teams, including co-ed and single-gender, to get your heart beating! Here are just a few:

Learning Community

Sorority and Cooperative Housing

Multicultural and Diversity-Based Sororities

Sorority and Cooperative Housing
 

Historically Black Sororities

National Pan-Hellenic Council
Faith Spencer

Boilermaker weighs in on how she put her interests on a career path.

As a high school student, Faith Spencer always thought she knew what she wanted to do after high school.

As someone who did well in math and science classes and had multiple Boilermakers in the family, she set her sights on a career in engineering. So it was a natural decision to take part in several summer engineering programs for high schoolers.

See Faith's Story

  Meet Our Alumni

Tammy Fisher Alumni Profile
"I learned how to learn and keep up with technology changes and how to solve problems based on the fundamentals. I still use these learned skills today as I navigate my professional career."
Tammy Fisher
Computer and Information Technology
Vivianette Ocasio-Colvin
"My time at Purdue prepared me for challenges in all kinds of interactive mediums. Focusing my education in topics around human computer interaction, computer graphics technology, and game design has empowered me to create amazing interactive experiences for players worldwide."
Vivianette Ocasio-Colvin
Computer Graphics Technology
Allison Babilonia
"In four years as a Purdue Polytechnic student, I gained so many opportunities that prepared me to enter the competitive IT industry with confidence. The best part of the CIT Network Engineering program was the focus on real-world applications through hands-on learning in all of my classes."
Allison Babilonia
Network Engineering Technology
Emily Hobart
"The Polytechnic helped to make me uniquely qualified for my new job through the lab-focused learning. Labs combined with project-focused classes really helped me to become comfortable tackling projects from the ground up and being confident that I can excel in the workplace."
Emily Hobart
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Wendy Baker Alumni Profile
"My degree is the key that unlocked several doors and offered me vast opportunities to apply the world of visual engineering graphics and expression in multiple industries."
Wendy Baker
Computer Graphics Technology
Apoorva Shrivastava
"Purdue Polytechnic provided me with the determination and technical knowledge that helped me impress my employer. My professors believed in me, and I have been able to serve in groups such as the board of Women in Cybersecurity at Purdue in addition to becoming a published researcher.”"
Apoorva Shrivastava
Cybersecurity