cooperative education program
nounA school program where students learn by working at a real job and going to class.
Maria joined a cooperative education program at her college and now works at a bank two days a week.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A high school program that combines classroom lessons with paid part-time work in a local business.
The cooperative education program lets seniors earn school credit while working at the town's hardware store.
3. A university arrangement where students alternate between full-time study and full-time paid employment related to their major.
Through the cooperative education program, engineering students spend one semester on campus and the next working at a manufacturing company.
4. A partnership between a school and employers to give students hands-on training and academic credit at the same time.
The cooperative education program partners with local hospitals to train nursing students on real patient floors.