The idea of learning from experience pervades Antioch education. For seventy-six years, the alternation of work and study has added a special dimension to Antioch education. Studies indicate that students in co-op programs gain maturity, motivation, academic achievement, and clarity about their goals. Cooperative education especially stresses the value of paid employment in which a student learns from work, from colleagues, and from living independently in new settings. Antioch is unique in approaching cooperative experiences as an integral part of liberal arts education, not solely as preparation for a vocation.
Work experiences contribute to the growth of the whole person.
I've never felt that whole before. I feel like I built a life for myself in Costa Rica, and I don't want to lose the feelings that accompanied that life now that I'm not there any longer. Each student's co-op program is unique. Students continually expand their skills through courses and work, often taking jobs outside their academic disciplines to broaden their background, clarify career objectives, or rethink goals.