The NDSU Cooperative Education program also offers jobs throughout the United States in the power industry. The Co-op program has job opportunities for terms of three to six months throughout the calendar year. In some cases the Co-op program may extend the student's academic program to more than four years, but the valuable experience and income obtained are well worth the time. An important advantage to the student in the Co-op program is increased exposure to career opportunities. Working in industry allows the students to observe all types of positions within the power company which will help secure the positions that are particularly suited to their capabilities.
Industry also prefers to hire graduating students that have had some industrial experience.
Therefore, this program provides the student with intelligent career selection tools based on experience and expanded employment opportunities upon graduation. An added benefit of the program is the money the student earns during the industrial work experience. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building is part of an eight-building engineering and architecture complex. The building contains specialized laboratories and equipment. Numerous grants and donations of equipment from the National Science Foundation and private industry have provided valuable equipment.