<p>Hello,
I am currently very impressed with kettering university and their coop program. Is it uncommon for students to give some of the money they get from coop to their parents to help play for college? I have a twin sister so it will be tough to pay.</p>
<p>Do it and give it to them as an anniversary gift, mother’s day or father’s day - you get the idea!</p>
<p>well, I think my dad is kinda expecting it. He will probably tell me I have to do it before I go. How common is it?</p>
<p>I attended Northeastern, known for its coop program. The expectation was that the coop earnings would be used to pay, at least in part, for the education.</p>
<p>I think that is often the general expectation, especially at more expensive schools like Northeastern. Keep in mind that how much you can contribute from co-op earnings will depend on where you do your co-op and what your living expenses are–if you have to pay rent/housing, food, transportation from co-op earnings, there may not be much left over to go towards tuition. Some people will try to do their co-ops in their home town in order to cut down on living expenses during the co-op period.</p>
<p>I will want to do it in southeast michigan or rockville maryland. This way I could live with my parents in mich or my uncle and aunt in maryland.</p>
<p>Kettering also offers renewable merit scholarships ranging between $5000 and $10,000 per year depending on GPA and test scores:</p>
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<p>I am also aware of another 4-yr renewable private scholarship that is offered by the Natl Commission for Cooperative Education (NCCE) for around $5000/yr which is available only to students who attend one of about a dozen or so of their member co-op schools including Kettering so you may want to check out that one during your senior year if you do decide to apply to Kettering:</p>
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<p>m&s dad - I see you are an NU graduate. Both my H and I are NU graduates. Back when we were in school (when dinosours ruled the earth), you could just about pay for tuition with co-op earnings if you lived at home. Would think that earnings would effect a FA package. My S is expected to pay his own rent and other living expenses while working. He is making about what I did, on an annual basis, when I graduated with a BS. He is pretty frugal, and should be able to save some money above and beyond his expenses this semester. We’ll see.</p>
<p>These earnings will go onto the FAFSA, as far as I know, and hence will be considered in the EFC.</p>
<p>Of course, in many cases, students do not begin their co-ops until after their sophomore year. In which case co-op earnings might only effect your sr year if you are on a 4-yr plan, depending on when you do the co-op; if you are on a 5-yr plan with multiple co-ops it will effect your last 2 years of school. But if you are on a 5-yr plan, then your last “2 years of school”, the tuition for those 2 years, co-op earnings–and the financial aid you receive, are actually spread out over 3 years instead of 2. So the impact of the co-op earnings should not be quite as high. If I am thinking this out correctly (S is only a freshman (at Northeastern) so I haven’t gotten to this point yet).</p>
<p>u are unfamiliar with what I am talking about</p>
<p>kettering university starts co-ops frshman year</p>
<p>ok, NOW I get it. 4 terms a year, 3 months each, alternating classes and co-ops. The best thing to do is to check with their financial aid office directly to see if they can generally tell you how much co-op earnings effect financial aid and future aid. Since all students are required to do co-ops I am sure they must get this question frequently. Chances are they make adjustments if EFC increases are only due to co-op earnings and the difference in your aid package may be insignificant; they may also assume that some of the earnings will go towards tuition as well, and that aid will be lower in future years because of this, so this is something to find out from them as well. However, I did also see that, in a normal 4 year period, you are only required to do 4 co-ops, and 2 of them must be after you start your jr year so if co-op earnings could negatively effect your financial aid, one option might be to do fewer of them. But again, their financial aid office can explain your options best, depending upon your own financial situation. And of course you don’t really know what your options are until you apply and receive a financial aid package.</p>
<p>I am reading this thread and I am totally lost. What is this co-op you are talking about?</p>
<p>Co-operative education is a type of academic program that allows you to gain work experience in the field you are interested while still in school, similar to a paid internship with a few differences: With co-op you alternate working and taking classes so you might take off a semester or term to work full time, then go back to school for the following term. You do not pay tuition while on co-op but you are still considered to be enrolled at the school. Typically you do not take classes while on co-op either since you are not paying tuition, although that is sometimes possible as well. So, just like internships, co-ops are a way to gain valuable work experience while still in school. However internships are often unpaid, during summers or part-time while taking a full load of classes. </p>
<p>Co-op programs have been around for decades in certain fields such as engineering where hands-on application of what has been taught in class is very beneficial to both students and employers; nearly all engineering programs typically offer co-op opportunities although most do not require it. </p>
<p>In more recent years co-op has become more common in other fields as well, and there is a growing number of schools throughout the country, such as Kettering and Northeastern that have incorporated co-op work experience into their curriculum and have developed programs specifically designed to help students find and obtain co-op jobs. One good resource to find out more about co-op and schools that offer good co-op programs is the National Commission for Cooperative Education; they have guides available on their website which describe many of the top co-op programs in the country:</p>
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<p>Thank you for the explanation. Interesting concept - I had not heard of it before. Sounds like something that would have been really good for my son.</p>