Waterloo has a co-op program where you switch off every four months between working and school. The co-ops can be very well compensated, so many students graduate with little or no student debt.
That sounds fantastic. When I graduated, I was absolutely thrilled to be working on "real stuff that matters". It would have been a great morale booster to be able to properly mix that in with school
It should also be noted that several programs at UW are offered in the regular sense (i.e. no co-op) as well. Engineering is the only faculty with mandatory co-op for all undergraduates.
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Waterloo has a co-op program where you switch off every four months between working and school. The co-ops can be very well compensated, so many students graduate with little or no student debt.
Came here to say this. I finished w/ $40k in the bank but the experiences gave me so much more.
How many years did it take for you to earn your B.S. with all the constant co-oping?
An example schedule for an Engineering student is:
Year 1: School, coop, School
Year 2: coop, School, coop
Year 3: School, coop, School
Year 4: coop, School, coop
Year 5: School, school.
4 years and 8 months. Order may vary slightly.
It takes an extra 8 months to get your degree. Your 4-year degree basically turns into a 5-year degree.
That sounds fantastic. When I graduated, I was absolutely thrilled to be working on "real stuff that matters". It would have been a great morale booster to be able to properly mix that in with school
It should also be noted that several programs at UW are offered in the regular sense (i.e. no co-op) as well. Engineering is the only faculty with mandatory co-op for all undergraduates.
Got the exact same things in many other canadian universities. uOttawa has it, for instance. I'm doing it, too.