Engineering Schools that offer Co-op.

lvvcsf
Mon, 07 Jan 2019 18:23:48 +0000

I don’t know much about NE or Mid Atlantic engineering departments that offer coop programs. My D was a student at Purdue University. They offer 2 coop tracks, either a 3 term or 5 term track. My D did a 5 term track completed her studies in 8 semesters and graduated in 5 years with 22 months of work experience. She made enough money to pay nearly 2.5 years of OOS tuition. Purdue does not have a music program but it does have 2 orchestras and several different bands. My D played in an orchestra 5 out of 8 semesters. They were by audition but she played in both at one time or another. The orchestras are typically a class (hers were 2 credit hours) so it gave her an opportunity to earn credit doing something she enjoyed without having to commit herself to a major or minor.

https://www.purdue.edu/bands/ensembles/

There are many schools which support coop programs and a number that require them. The advantage to those that require them is that they typically have the schedule worked out so you will always have classes available. Sometimes schools that aren’t mandatory coop programs can create situations where courses needed aren’t always available when the student needs to take them.

One school that does not encourage coops was Vanderbilt when my D was looking at schools.

Good luck to your son in his search.