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Cooperative Education
Cooperative Education at HCC is a structured educational program designed to help students clarify, test and validate career goals through work experience. Our purpose is successfully placing students with employers to encourage professional growth and allow development of job skills directly related to and coordinated with their chosen field of study.
Program Outcomes:
- Students perform tasks related to their academic or career goals
- Students gain knowledge and experience from skilled mentors
- Students receive academic credit for their work experience
- Students provide definable benefit's to employers
- Students improve employability skills, i.e. in resume writing, job interviews, personal appearance.
Student Outcomes
Academic
- Ability to integrate classroom theory with workplace practice
- Technical knowledge through use of state-of-the-art equipment
- Clarity about academic goals
- Academic motivation
Professional
- Workplace competencies
- Understanding of workplace culture
- Responsible work habits
- Clarity about career goals
- Professional network
- After graduation employment opportunities
Personal
- Lifelong learning skillsJob readiness
- Maturity
- Determination of strengths & weaknesses
- Earnings to defray college expenses
Contact information:
Education and Career Development Specialist: Kathy Hyatt
Location: Student Services, Student Center (1500 Bldg), upper level, back entrance Education and Career Development Office
Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Telephone: (828) 565-4095, (toll free in NC 1-866-GO-TO-HCC)
Address: 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721
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