Students begin co-oping sophomore year, and the Mount provides opportunities in every undergraduate degree program.

Through co-oping, you gain valuable work experience, meet new people in your field of interest and earn income to help pay for college. Co-oping can also help confirm choice of an academic major and help set clear career goals.

Many employers choose to hire the Mount co-ops full-time upon graduation.

Professional experience that pays

Students who participate in co-op gain career-related professional experience that looks great on a résumé, while earning general elective credit. The average student participating in cooperative education earns over $10 an hour, which can help cover tuition and other expenses.

Make lasting professional connections

Co-op also helps you make connections for your future — more than a third of all co-op students accept jobs with their previous co-op employers after graduation.

Facts

• In 2011, there were 243 co-op placements, and collectively they earned more than $917,815. The benefits extend beyond the work experience.
• More than 36 percent of graduates who had co-op jobs accepted full-time positions with their co-op employers.
• The College has been honored with the Sam E. Sovilla Award for Excellence by the Ohio Cooperative Education Association and a Service Award from the Council on Aging of Southwest Ohio.

Contact Information

Contact Jen Franchak, Director of the Career and Experiential Education Center, at (513) 244-4824 or e-mail the career center.