Co-op links students' academic programs with their career goals and interests. Each year more than 200 WWCC students enter the Co-op partnership where they develop the excellence of their own future.
Students can also alternate their employment and education by working full-time in the summer.
Students receive academic credits and a salary. The range of experience varies dramatically in that nearly every academic major offers the possibility of entering a co-op program. Once a student is matched with an appropriate organization, a Walla Walla faculty coordinator monitors the student's experience through on-site visits. The faculty coordinator discusses the work assignment and program objectives with the student and the work supervisor. The three of them agree on work related learning objectives that the student will complete by the end of the quarter.