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
• 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.
Who Benefits?
Students
Employers
Cincinnati State
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.
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
Number Percent
Students participating in cooperative
education:
Students participating in clinical or practicum
experiences:
Students that completed an internship:
677
46.0%
393
102
26.7%
6.9%
TOTAL 1172 79.6%
2011- 2012 Graduation Data
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
Students with prior work experience in lieu of co-op:
Students that had none of the above:
Number
Percent
211
258
14.3%
17.5%
Total 469 20.5%
2011- 2012 Graduation Data
Work Integrated Learning at
Cincinnati State
1472 Degrees Awarded
Students who
participated in Work
Integrated Learning
79.6%
Students with Prior Work
Experience in Academic
Program
14.3%
Students who
participated in courses
approved by college in
lieu of co-op
17.5%
2011- 2012 Graduation Data
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.
Co-op Employers – Summer 2012
Placement and Wage Data – Spring 2012
DIVISION
NUMBER
PLACED
MODE
WAGES
LOWEST
WAGE
HIGHEST
WAGE
AVERAGE
WAGE
ESTIMATED
EARNINGS
BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGIES
257
15.00$
3.85$
26.92$
10.72$
741,500.01$
CENTER FOR
173
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
7.70$
7.25$
29.00$
11.12$
544,702.91$
HEALTH AND PUBLIC
SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES
019
15.43$
10.00$
17.89$
14.00$
42,916.10$
HUMANITIES
054
NONE
3.85$
27.00$
10.04$
106,268.40$
SCIENCES
007
NONE
7.70$
12.00$
9.55$
9,960.62$
TOTAL
TOTAL WITH EARNINGS
495
NONE
510
3.85$
29.00$
11.09$
1,445,348.04$
TOTAL INTERNSHIPS
015
INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP
INTERNSHIP INTERNSHIP
INTERNSHIP
Cincinnati State
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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.
How Does Co-op Work?
How Co-op Works at Cincinnati State
• Decentralized
• Required for Graduation
• Academic Credit Earned
Co-op Process
The Process
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Student Recruitment/Orientation
Job Development
Employer Relations
Interview Process
Job Accepted
Monitoring and Supervision
On-Site Visits
Reports and Evaluations
Assignment Completion/Credit Granted
Think Of Co-op As A Pathway
Pre Requisite
Courses
Orientation
Defining
Co-op Path
Completion
of Co-op
Requirement
Who are our Co-op Coordinators?
• Business
Technologies
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Yvonne Baker
Kelly Harper
Scott Holubetz
Joe Roberts
Adam Waits
• Health and Public
Safety
– Janelle Gohn
– Mickey Weber
• Center for Innovative
Technologies
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Sue Dolan
Andrea Feld
Maya Franklin
Noelle Grome
Kim Richards
• Humanities and Science
– Jayne Dressing
– Susan Munn
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.
Types of Positions
• Fulltime – typically 32-40 hours/week
– Alternating semesters vs. Back-toBack
• Part-time – 20-31 hours/week
– Parallel – go to school and work
Co-op Process
Middletown Campus
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.
Co-op Enhancement Projects
• AQIP Team
• Ohio Means Co-op and Internship Grant – Focus
on growth in Middletown area
• Website
• Marketing Materials