You didn’t ask, but WPI has great projects: study abroad IQP and senior MQP, where you can work with a company (and usually get a job offer after graduation).
I’m a WPI alum, with a Jr niece there now.
Fantastic ME program.
My IQP was in Thailand; my niece is going to Greece next term; roommates did IQP in Ireland, Puerto Rico, etc.
I interned with the company that I did my MQP the summer before senior year, and they offered my team partner and I full-time jobs after our MQP completion.
You can do co-op at WPI (my roommate did one).
While co-ops are helpful in getting jobs, so are summer internships. So as long as you have applicable work experience, you can get a job after graduation.
The Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) is one of the most distinctive elements of the WPI Plan and WPI’s signature project-based curriculum, giving every WPI student the experience of working in interdisciplinary teams to solve a problem or need that lies at the intersection of science and society.
Good luck!