Students can gain experience by working with local and national companies in a variety of areas.
At the University at Buffalo, mechanical engineering students who have been selected for the co-op program will start their work experience following the spring of their third year and will work with a company through the next fall semester. After one full spring semester, they will start another work experience in the summer. This approach allows students to graduate in just 4 and one half years with the addition of the 10 month co-op experience.