Rensselaer Consulting Club
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Consulting Club

We connect analytically driven RPI students with meaningful consulting work — developing the technical rigor and strategic thinking that define tomorrow's leaders.

What we do
Strategy · Ops · Tech · Finance
Based in
Troy, NY · RPI
Recruiting
Fall 2026 · All majors
Strategy & Growth
Operations
Technology
Finance & Valuation
Market Entry
Nonprofit & Impact
Case Preparation
Product Strategy
Process Redesign
Digital Transformation
Strategy & Growth
Operations
Technology
Finance & Valuation
Market Entry
Nonprofit & Impact
Case Preparation
Product Strategy
Process Redesign
Digital Transformation
Who We Are

Built for engineers
who think like strategists.

RCC brings together students from across RPI — united by a drive to tackle complex organizational challenges with rigor and creativity.

Founded on the belief that great consulting combines technical depth with business acumen, we deliver structured analysis and actionable recommendations to real clients.

01
Structured Problem Solving
Hypothesis-driven analysis, issue trees, and structured communication — the core toolkit of management consulting.
02
Real Client Engagements
Members work directly with clients on strategy, ops, and technology — presenting findings and driving real decisions.
03
Career Development
Weekly case workshops, mock interviews, and mentorship from alumni at top firms.
04
Interdisciplinary Teams
Engineering, CS, business, science — great consulting requires diverse thinking.
Our Work

Real problems.
Real impact.

Client details anonymized to protect confidentiality.

01Strategy
IT Staffing Firm
Market Entry Strategy
Supported an IT staffing firm diversifying into the U.S. healthcare market. Delivered market sizing, competitive landscape analysis, and a prioritized go-to-market roadmap with an initial focus on Southern California.
OutcomeIdentified a $4–5B California market opportunity and delivered a 3-year roadmap to capture it.
02Web Presence
Guatemala Nonprofit
Website Redesign & Digital Presence
Redesigned the digital presence of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing medical care to indigenous communities in rural Guatemala. Replaced a text-heavy Wix site with a cleaner, visually engaging layout to better communicate the organization's mission and drive donor action.
OutcomeDelivered a modernized website that transforms first-time visitors into informed supporters through clear storytelling and intuitive navigation.
Leadership

Meet the executive board.

Click to learn more.

Get Involved

Open to every
RPI student.

RCC is open to all RPI students — no application required. We work across strategy, operations, technology, and finance on real client engagements. Join a project, build real skills, and work with companies that actually need your help.

Get in touch →
Info Sessions

We host info sessions at the start of each semester — the best way to meet the team and find your project fit. Follow us on Instagram or email us to stay in the loop.

Planned projects — Fall 2026
01Technology
Recruiting
Inefficiency Analysis + AI Tooling Project
[Redacted for now]

Mapping and building internal AI tools for a financial services consulting firm. First phase is discovery — understanding where the team is inefficient. Second phase is building a prototype. Some experience with AI or software development preferred.

Research + TechApply →
02Business
Recruiting
Analytical/Audit Project
[Redacted for now]

Analyze historical consulting engagements stored in Salesforce/Job Science CRM to identify trends in project pricing, effort estimates, delivery timelines, and resource utilization. The objective is to create a data-driven framework for future project scoping, proposal development, and budgeting by understanding how long different engagement types actually take and what factors drive project success.

BusinessApply →
03Marketing
Recruiting
Marketing Content Development Project
[Redacted for now]

Partner with [Redacted] to develop a marketing strategy aimed at increasing brand awareness and public engagement. Collaborate with a team to analyze market opportunities, leverage AI and other digital tools, and provide strategic recommendations to support the firm's marketing objectives. This project offers hands-on consulting experience and exposure to real-world business challenges.

Skills Developed: Market Research & Analysis, Brand Positioning, AI for Business Applications, Data-Driven Decision Making

MarketingApply →
Partners

Built in partnership with the
organizations we work with.

We work closely with partner organizations on programming, mentorship, recruiting, and consulting projects. Firm names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.

RPI Partners01
  • RPI Lally School of ManagementRPI
Become a partner

Engage with RPI's top analytical talent.

Partnership opportunities include firm presentations, case workshops, recruiting events, and direct project engagements with our members.

Partner with us