Where ambition meets real-world experience.
For the ambitious and determined, the path to success will be filled with real-world work experience. At the University of Cincinnati, you’ll earn while you learn through our top-ranked cooperative education program. Home to 50,000 students across three unique campuses, the University is a national leader in career-ready education. In 1906, Cincinnati founded the nation’s first-ever cooperative education program. Since then, UC—which ranks as the #1 public university for co-op and internships by U.S. News & World Report—and the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) have continued to innovate co-op to develop the best engineers who make a real difference in the world
We learn by doing
At UC, every student puts their classroom knowledge to the test—rotating semesters between coursework and real-world positions in their field of study. Co-op students from CEAS earn an average of $57,000 while in school, working at employers around the globe including Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and NASA. You’ll have five different co-op positions to learn what interests you in your career field and gain up to a year and a half of paid experience before you graduate, helping you stand out from the crowd and land your dream job. In fact, 75% of CEAS students receive a full-time job offer from one of their co-op employers.
A legacy to live by
Today, more than 332,000 living alumni count themselves as Bearcats—united not just by their loyalty to UC’s nationally known sports teams but by their common love of the place, people, and ideas that make up the University.
