This educational program was initially designed for engineering students because of the wide range of areas in which they have to be involved. The co-op program allowed the students to obtain access to the new technologies. At present statistics from the National Commission for Cooperative Education show that co-op education has greatly expanded. It is available in one form or another at approximately 1,000 colleges and universities. The co-op program integrates classroom studies with actual professional experience through close relationships between schools and employers.
Schools appoint co-op coordinators who support and coordinate student participation.
The co-op coordinator contacts and commits employers to participate in the programs. They also keep track of the employer, work assignment and location. The author believed that this summarized the need to create even more cooperative education programs. If you are using Navigator 2.0 or later, and you see this message, you should enable JavaScript by on the Advanced page of the Preferences dialog box.