It's going to take co-op ambassador Julie Anderson, an industrial engineering major, five and a half years to graduate, but she doesn't mind. Her participation in the co-op program prevented her from getting a degree in a career that may not have been right for her. Anderson also said that co-op semesters get easier along the way. I gained the confidence to work with other projects the next semester. It has shaped me more than anything in my life.
Cooperative education combines classroom learning with productive work experience.
After the plant shut down, I did a lot of surveying outside of the facility taking stress calculations in building corrosion. Tim Hendricks' overall knowledge of equipment and procedures has benefited from his co-op semesters. His work on an assembly line helped him to gain a better understanding of how gears are put together. Odom said co-op is also a part of personal growth and education. Our mission is to get students to consider if his or her characteristics best fit an organization's profile.