It can be an opportunity for career development and enhance your educational experience. Working can help you learn to budget your time and develop your skills. Community service work-study jobs offer opportunities to help others in the community. While school is in session, 8-10 hours per week is the maximum recommended. Most students who work find that they become more efficient with how they use their time.
Students working on-campus have no commuting time.
On-campus employers are usually flexible about work hours so they fit around a student's schedule. Most first year students work on-campus the first year. We will prepare a referral for a possible job to get you started but you will need to schedule an interview with the employer yourself. Securing a job is the responsibility of the student. You are encouraged to check into other jobs that may be of interest to you.