Cooperative Education

What is Cooperative Education?
Cooperative education is a unique form of education, which shows you how to use your classroom learning in the workplace. This combination of classroom study and related, paid and supervised on-the-job training prepares you to join the workforce after graduation.

What can Co-op do for me?
Co-op has a profound effect on the way your learning takes place. You start to discover the practical application of what you are learning at Clark State because you are putting it to the test in a real job. In addition, you will:

• Explore your career interest.
• Acquire academic credit for your co-op experience.
• Earn money to help with college expenses.
• Sharpen skills employers value.
• Apply classroom learning to on-the-job experience.>
• Make valuable contacts in your field, and gain work experience you can show on your resume.

How does Co-op work?
Clark State operates on a quarter calendar. This allows you to be placed in a work site for 10-11 weeks each quarter. Two plans are available:

• Parallel - Work part-time while carrying either full- or part-time coursework.
  (95 percent of co-op students use this option, typically working 20 hours per week.)
• Alternating - Work full-time one quarter and attend classes the following quarter.

How do I apply?
To participate in the Co-op Program at Clark State, you must:

• Be a currently enrolled student with a GPA of at least 2.0.
• Successfully complete the Employability Skills (EBE 100) course.
• Be committed to obtaining an associate's degree from Clark State.
• Complete all academic prerequisites for your major before enrolling in EBE 285 or EBE 286.
• Print, complete and return the application and consent form.

Who Co-ops at Clark State?
The Co-op Program is available to students in the following technologies:

Accounting
Agricultural Business
CAD Drafting Technology
Electrical Maintenance
Graphic Design
Horticultural Industries
Information Technology Systems
Management
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Office Administration/Medical Office Administration

Who to contact for more information?
For more information, contact Mary Patton, Director of Career Services and Cooperation Education at 937/328-6073.

Clark State's Job Bank
Greater Dayton IT Alliance
Federal Student Educational Employment Program

Updated forms will be available soon.

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