Avet Badalyan who majors in Data Science decided to participate in the I&E Certificate program in order to supplement his technical degree with entrepreneurial activities. He indicates that this program has helped him with his objective, "the certificate courses gave me access to brilliant instructors from different professions who provided real opportunities to successfully launch an innovative product". During the course of the program, Avet enjoyed the experience of building a real-world product and pitching it to a business community as part of his final project.

Another graduate, Joshua Dulcich, who majors in Computer Science & Math Studies with minors in Graphic Design & Engineering, saw the I&E Certificate program as an opportunity to bring his ideas into full production. He indicates that the certificate courses have "perfectly catered to filling the gaps in my process of creating: whether part of the design process, manufacturing details, or legal questions I had." The highlight of his education experience in the program was a capstone project he worked on in correlation with the pitch competition where he was able to bring an idea full track into reality.