Business Profile
Co-op delivers immersive, months-long professional work experiences integrated with Northeastern's experiential learning, helping students accelerate their transition from student to professional and improve employment outcomes.
Primary: Undergraduate and graduate students at Northeastern seeking hands-on work experience; Secondary: Employers seeking to recruit and mentor talent through co-op partnerships.
Longstanding leadership in cooperative education for 115 years; extensive network with 3,800+ co-op employer partners; global, campus-based structure with multiple international opportunities.
Co-op terms are months-long immersive engagements; value and outcomes are tracked during the co-op period and further measured within 9 months after graduation. Employers begin engaging via NUWorks and participate in recruiting events as part of the established process.
Illustrates a Northeastern co-op placement in an international government/defense setting, demonstrating cross-border experiential learning and exposure to global security contexts.
Showcases a co-op experience within a high-profile research center, highlighting hands-on engagement in advanced scientific research.
Co-op is Northeastern University's immersive, months-long professional work experience embedded within the experiential learning framework, designed to pair student learning with real-world employment and career outcomes.
Northeastern students (undergraduate and graduate) seeking experiential learning, and employers seeking to recruit and develop talent through structured co-op programs.
A deeply integrated, long-standing co-op ecosystem with a vast employer network, extensive student support, and proven outcomes that accelerate career readiness and hiring success.
International students may need Curricular Practical Training (CPT) authorization via Northeastern’s Office of Global Services; participation requires using the NUWorks platform for posting and managing co-op opportunities; housing options may be available in certain locations (e.g., New York City, Chicago, Portland, ME).
Not explicitly published; co-ops can be paid (average pay > $20/hour) with some stipends available; tuition is not charged during co-op terms.
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