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Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education. Cincinnati State. Cincinnati State was founded on the principle that education occurs best when classroom instruction is reinforced by related work experience acquired through Cooperative Education. Cincinnati State Accomplishments.

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Cooperative Education

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  1. Cooperative Education Cincinnati State

  2. Cincinnati State was founded on the principle that education occurs best when classroom instruction is reinforced by related work experience acquired through Cooperative Education.

  3. Cincinnati State Accomplishments • First two-year college to establish mandatory co-op program in US. • First year, 118 students with 38 co-op employers. • Today, average 3,000 placements annually with approximately 700 employers. • 1998 E. Sam Sovilla Award of Excellence from CEIA • 2003-2011 ranked largest two-year co-op program in US and 4th largest including all universities in US. • 2007 inducted into the Cooperative Education Hall of Honor. Along with Georgia Tech, distinguished as the first college/university inductees.

  4. Who Benefits? Students Employers Cincinnati State

  5. Students • Enhances students’ marketability by providing valuable degree-related work experience to add to resume. • Enables students to earn money to help defray college expenses. • Develops professional competence and business skills. • Helps students gain exposure to the job market. • Make contacts in profession for future job searches. • Get job offers for permanent positions upon graduation. • Helps develop long range career goals and clarification of career goals. • Provides academic credit toward graduation.

  6. Work Integrated Learning at Cincinnati State In 2011-12, we awarded 1,510 Associate Degrees to 1,472 students Using the cohort of students above, within the past five years 2011- 2012 Graduation Data

  7. Work Integrated Learning at Cincinnati State In 2011-12, we awarded 1,510 Associate Degrees to 1,472 students Using the cohort of students above, within the past five years 2011- 2012 Graduation Data

  8. Work Integrated Learning at Cincinnati State 2011- 2012 Graduation Data

  9. Employers • Increases cost-effectiveness of recruitment and training. • Provides an opportunity to evaluate employees prior to a decision regarding full-time employment. • Allows flexibility in staffing needs. • Brings state-of-the-art technical knowledge to the workplace. • Fosters relationships with the academic community.

  10. Co-op Employers – Summer 2012

  11. Placement and Wage Data – Spring 2012

  12. Cincinnati State • Provides recognition in the community. • Serves as a recruitment tool for new students. • Increases retention of current students. • Fosters relationships with the business community. • Keeps curricula relevant to the workplace. • Helps to develop scholarship opportunities from local businesses. • Maintains our national exposure and reputation, thus attracting quality faculty, staff and administrators.

  13. How Does Co-op Work?

  14. How Co-op Works at Cincinnati State • Decentralized • Required for Graduation • Academic Credit Earned

  15. Co-op Process

  16. The Process • Student Recruitment/Orientation • Job Development • Employer Relations • Interview Process • Job Accepted • Monitoring and Supervision • On-Site Visits • Reports and Evaluations • Assignment Completion/Credit Granted

  17. Think Of Co-op As A Pathway

  18. Who are our Co-op Coordinators? • Business Technologies • Yvonne Baker • Kelly Harper • Scott Holubetz • Joe Roberts • Adam Waits • Health and Public Safety • Janelle Gohn • Mickey Weber • Center for Innovative Technologies • Sue Dolan • Andrea Feld • Maya Franklin • Noelle Grome • Kim Richards • Humanities and Science • Jayne Dressing • Susan Munn

  19. What Positions Qualify? A position may qualify for co-op if: • The student will be paid for work performed. • The job relates to a curriculum or career choice of students. • The employer will supervise the student at work and evaluate the performance. • A faculty member may visit the student and supervisor on the job. • The possibility exists for student growth on the job, coinciding with advanced coursework.

  20. Types of Positions • Fulltime – typically 32-40 hours/week • Alternating semesters vs. Back-to-Back • Part-time – 20-31 hours/week • Parallel – go to school and work

  21. Co-op Process Middletown Campus

  22. Co-op Expansion Process - Middletown • Single point of contact for students and employers • Including co-op orientations for student on Middletown Campus • Once student and employer are “qualified” we then work to transition them to the appropriate co-op coordinator in their academic program. • Coordinators working on this project include Yvonne Baker, Jayne Dressing, Noelle Grome, and Adam Waits.

  23. Co-op Enhancement Projects • AQIP Team • Ohio Means Co-op and Internship Grant – Focus on growth in Middletown area • Website • Marketing Materials

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