Since 1868, Southwestern Advantage has offered a sales & leadership program that gives university students a way to afford their degrees, gain entrepreneurial skills, and build character. Each summer, a sales force of around 1,500 independent student reps from over 200 campuses worldwide market an educational learning system to US, Canadian & UK families.

Southwestern Advantage and our Global Director of Campus Relations, Dr. Ralph Brigham, have been selected as a Charles F. Kettering Award Winner. Each year, Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA) recognizes one recipient of the Charles F. Kettering Award for excellence in industry, business, or government internship/cooperative education programs. CEIA is the national leader in cooperative education and internship program management. This award comes with the distinction of being rated as the top rated internship/cooperative education employer in the nation.

Southwestern Advantage joins a prestigious group of past winners including IBM, NASA, Walt Disney, AT&T, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Lockheed Martin Space, Bloomingdale’s, Ford and General Motors.