Which schools have strong co-op programs?

[Anonymous]

I know about Drexel and Northeastern what other programs are out there? I'm especially interested in non- engineering programs.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean by co-op?

[Anonymous]

Drexel is what I think of when I think of strong co-op programs but most or all engineering programs have them, just not necessarily as a requirement for graduation. As someone who participated in multiple co-ops, I always encourage students to take advantage of co-op programs. I built networks and skills during those co-ops that I still draw on 15+ years later.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern is the original and the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern is the original and the best.

+1

[Anonymous]

Does Antioch still exist? They did.

[Anonymous]

Antioch does still exist in Ohio, I think they used to have a branch in DC that is gone and I believe it may have temporarily closed or come close to closing a few years back. They also have a coop program but coops are not common, Drexel, Northeastern are the two best known, as far as I am aware. (One reason they are not so common is students effectively pay to work, they get credit too, but they are paying for those credits.)

[Anonymous]

VA Tech

[Anonymous]

Warren Wilson in Ashville, NC has a co-op. Its a very small school with a agriculture focus, but my sister went there and loved it. I think every student has to work, or they did in the late nineties when she was there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Antioch does still exist in Ohio, I think they used to have a branch in DC that is gone and I believe it may have temporarily closed or come close to closing a few years back. They also have a coop program but coops are not common, Drexel, Northeastern are the two best known, as far as I am aware. (One reason they are not so common is students effectively pay to work, they get credit too, but they are paying for those credits.)

That's incorrect. At least at Drexel and northeastern you don't pay tuition while you are doing your coop and about 80 percent are paid jobs, like $16,000 per semester.

[Anonymous]

Waterloo in Canada

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Antioch does still exist in Ohio, I think they used to have a branch in DC that is gone and I believe it may have temporarily closed or come close to closing a few years back. They also have a coop program but coops are not common, Drexel, Northeastern are the two best known, as far as I am aware. (One reason they are not so common is students effectively pay to work, they get credit too, but they are paying for those credits.)

That's incorrect. At least at Drexel and northeastern you don't pay tuition while you are doing your coop and about 80 percent are paid jobs, like $16,000 per semester.

Co-OP programs are great, but they are only practical at schools located in areas that have real companies with real hiring needs. You can rule out small rural schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Antioch does still exist in Ohio, I think they used to have a branch in DC that is gone and I believe it may have temporarily closed or come close to closing a few years back. They also have a coop program but coops are not common, Drexel, Northeastern are the two best known, as far as I am aware. (One reason they are not so common is students effectively pay to work, they get credit too, but they are paying for those credits.)

That's incorrect. At least at Drexel and northeastern you don't pay tuition while you are doing your coop and about 80 percent are paid jobs, like $16,000 per semester.

Co-OP programs are great, but they are only practical at schools located in areas that have real companies with real hiring needs. You can rule out small rural schools.

You can (and students do) move to different cities or even go abroad for jobs. You don't have to live on campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Antioch does still exist in Ohio, I think they used to have a branch in DC that is gone and I believe it may have temporarily closed or come close to closing a few years back. They also have a coop program but coops are not common, Drexel, Northeastern are the two best known, as far as I am aware. (One reason they are not so common is students effectively pay to work, they get credit too, but they are paying for those credits.)

That's incorrect. At least at Drexel and northeastern you don't pay tuition while you are doing your coop and about 80 percent are paid jobs, like $16,000 per semester.

Co-OP programs are great, but they are only practical at schools located in areas that have real companies with real hiring needs. You can rule out small rural schools.

I attended NC State and Chapel Hill. There were a lot of internships available for STEM/pre-professional majors with the Research Triangle Park being in the area. I would assume this would hold true for Duke students as well.

[Anonymous]

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).