Student Consulting Projects

BVCC trained 502+ HBCU students during Fall 2022. Within this cohort, we have selected the top 5% of students from our tech tracks (Entrepreneurship, Product Management, and UX Design) to work as Student Consultants gaining hands-on project experience. Our student consultants are integrating industry-level examples into their portfolio through participation in spring.

Ford Motor Company - 2026

BVCC selected the top 16 students to work as BVCC Student Consultants gaining hands-on project experience through a “co-creation” design experience. Over the course of 6 weeks, students researched a problem, proposed opportunities, designed concepts, and tested those concepts before presenting a final creative brief. Throughout this process, they were guided by 10 digital designers from Ford who coached 4 cross-functional teams (PM, UX, and SWE) in addressing a challenge that the Ford team faced.

GOOGLE - 2023

BVCC selected the top 12 students to work as BVCC Student Consultants gaining hands-on project experience through a pilot “co-creation” design experience. Over the course of 10 weeks, students researched a problem, proposed opportunities, designed concepts, and tested those concepts before presenting a final creative brief. Throughout this process, they were guided by 20 Googler volunteers working to coach 3 cross-functional teams (PM, UX, and SWE) in addressing a common challenge.

TEAM MINDSHIFT - 2024

BVCC Student Consultants worked on a 10-week project designing a system that helps people find jobs that match their interests, hobbies, and skills. A team of 4 student consultants (PM, UX, and SWE) supported the founders in developing an AI and Knowledge Management platform. The system creates a 360-degree view of the individual through AI-directed questions, builds a profile, and then matches the person with job opportunities and a roadmap to obtain the jobs.