<p>Students do get paid while working. Sophomore year they have a co-op orientation class that explains the program in detail. One of the biggest benefits is that many of the employers will offer the students jobs after graduation (makes sense for the employer they have already trained the student). Even if the student is not offered a job this is a nice job experience entry for the resume. Here is the link for the co-op program (notice that there is a schedule at the bottom and you have links on your left that should answer your questions) [What</a> is a Co-op? | College of Engineering | Marquette University](<a href=“http://www.marquette.edu/engineering/coop_eng/whatis.shtml]What”>http://www.marquette.edu/engineering/coop_eng/whatis.shtml)</p>