Career Opportunities
The PTM Program is a gateway to great career opportunities and boasts a placement rate of 100% since its inception. Ferris graduates are prepared to choose careers in tennis and/or business such as:
- Marketing
- Sales
- USPTA Certified Tennis Teaching Professionals
- Tennis Directors
- Club Managers
- Camp Directors
- High school or College Tennis Coach
- Pro-Shop Managers
- Manufacturer Sales Representatives
- Many other traditional opportunities in business and tennis
PTM graduates leave Ferris with advanced tennis qualifications setting them apart from typical college graduates. As a result, graduates can typically expect to make more than the average entry-level tennis professional.
Opportunities Locally, Nationally, and Around the World
Through our extensive network of graduates and employers, students can expect to find employment locally, nationally, and potentially around the world. PTM graduates have excelled within the tennis and business industry. Currently, the program has graduates working from California to New York and from England to New Zealand. Employers seek out both our current students and graduates for internship and full time job opportunities. With high demand for talented and qualified professionals, PTM graduates are well positioned when entering the job market.
Check out the PTM Alumni page to find more information about our graduates and what they are doing now.
"The PTM program has advanced my career by at least five years -- it helped me make contacts that I never could have made without the program. When I graduated I already had three years of work experience as opposed to other college students who had minimal or no experience."
Pat Kearns, 89' Graduate, Director of Tennis,
Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA
