Do you want to gain the practical work experience that employers are demanding? KCC’s co-op program is designed to give you on-the-job office training in your area of interest that will allow you to apply the OIT knowledge you learn in the classroom.
Benefits of Co-op:
- Earn while you learn – earn money and college credit while employed in a field related to your career goals
- An opportunity to clarify and define career goals
- Gain a better understanding of classroom theory by observing it in practice
- Accumulate professional experience in your field of study while developing self-confidence, communication skills, and maturity
- Improve prospects for employment at a higher starting salary upon graduation
- Earn money to help defray educational expenses
How to Begin:
- A student majoring in one of the following curricular areas and having prior coordinator approval is eligible for co-op:
- Administrative Assistant Associate Degree
- Legal Secretary Associate Degree
- Medical Secretary Associate Degree
- Microcomputer Applications Specialist Associate Degree
- Word/Information Processing Associate Degree
- Word/Information Processing Certificate
- To meet employers’ needs, two co-op schedules are available:
- Parallel Plan – study combined with part-time work
- Extended Day Plan – full-time work combined with night classes
- The employer selects the students—they are not assigned by the college. However, if you already have an office job, talk with the coordinator about getting credit.
- The employer sets the pay, which is generally competitive pay for comparable work.
- Once you are selected by the employer, you must enroll for the co-op class. You can receive up to 9 credits toward your degree or certificate. Below is a list of our three co-op classes:
| OIT 151 |
Cooperative Education I |
3
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| OIT 152 |
Cooperative Education II |
3
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| OIT 153 |
Cooperative Education III |
3
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What Co-op Involves:
- Secure an approved position through an interview process or use an office job that you currently have.
- Work a minimum of 15 hours per week. (No maximum number of hours has been established.)
- Enroll for the co-op program.
- Attend a seminar once a week that is conducted by your co-op coordinator.
- Be willing to do your best work on your job. A majority of the co-op grade is based on the co-op employer’s evaluation of your work.
For more information about available co-op jobs, please contact:
Robin Hunter
hunterr@kellogg.edu
269-965-3931
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