Long before Saint Vincent College students began starting careers and lives in nearby Pittsburgh, waves of people — George Washington famous people — realized something great could be started just beyond the western slope of the Alleghenies.
It’s about 40 minutes or one slow coffee from our mountain campus to center city Pittsburgh — where big ideas and smart minds join to change the world.
Bearcats routinely make the trip seeking fun — as well as great internships, networking and job opportunities. Our mountain home is a great place to be in the moment. Pittsburgh is a fine place to claim your place in the future — among the tech and consumer start-ups, creative hubs, major hospitals, research labs, environmental innovators and community builders.
Google, Uber, Disney Research, Intel, Facebook and Apple all maintain research and other operations in Pittsburgh.
Forward-thinking urban grower revolutionizing farm to plate with AI and robotics.
Language-learning app founded and headquartered in Pittsburgh and valued at over $1 billion.
Backpack maker and sustainability groundbreaker.
One of the world’s hottest companies, Zoom, selected Pittsburgh for one of its U.S. engineering hubs.
Self-driving car company funded by Ford and Volkswagen.
Located half-way between campus and Pittsburgh, is the global leader in industrial 3D printing systems.