Why should I co-op at UC?

The Professional Practice (Co-op) Program at the University of Cincinnati is currently the largest co-op program at any public institution in the United States. Nobody knows cooperative education, its applications, and its payoffs better than we do. After all - we invented it!

Within a dynamic community, the university nurtures rich cultural experiences and the intellectual exchange of ideas. Since its founding in 1819, UC has been the source of many discoveries creating positive change for society, including co-op education, the oral polio vaccine, the first electronic organ, the first safe anti-knock gasoline, and the first antihistamine.

The University of Cincinnati is a public comprehensive system of learning and research. The excellent faculty have distinguished themselves world wide for their creative pedagogy and research especially in problem solving and the application of their discoveries. The University system is designed to serve a diverse student body with a broad range of interests and goals. It is a place of opportunity.

The Professional Practice Program (cooperative education) is designed to support the university’s mission, to provide the highest quality learning environment, by offering an enhanced education and furnishing the most comprehensive professional preparation available to students in the colleges it serves.