The Student

• Earns college credit for working in the job field related to his/her career or educational goals.
• Has the opportunity to earn money while learning.
• Learns what work in the related career field is all about.
• Increases employability and earning power.
• Increases the potential to advance within the career field.
• Provides a direct relationship between the classroom and employment.

The Employer

•  Provides an opportunity to know potential career employees.
• Creates a resource of trained personnel.
• Reduces the cost of employee turnover by having trained personnel available.
• Makes a unique contribution to the extension of the community’s educational facilities.
• Has the opportunity to hire highly motivated students whose career objectives are directly related to the job.
  

The College

• Has the opportunity to respond to the specific needs of the community.
• Has closer contact with the community.
• Gains additional insights to the classroom situation as a result of the cooperative education student maturing on the job.