Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE)

CWEE offers THREE courses to connect your college education to your career. 

Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE) is a course where the student, employer, and college faculty work together to combine academic study and the student's current work experience*. CWEE students may earn up to 4 units per semester while developing marketable career skills. Please read below to see which CWEE class is right for you.

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COOP-160 - General Work Experience
For students whose current job/volunteer work does not relate to their academic and/or career goal. (Course is COOP-160)

 

COOP-170*  - Occupational Work Experience 
For students whose current job/volunteer work relates to their academic and/or career goal.

(*Course is listed in the discipline, Example: BUS 170)

 

COOP-180* - Occupational Work Experience Internship

 For students whose current job/volunteer working in a paid/unpaid internship that relates to their academic and/or career goal. (*Course is listed in the discipline, Example JOURN-180) 

*COOP-170 and COOP-180 courses are listed in the schedule by subject – Administration of Justice: ADJUS-170, Business: BUS-170, Process Technology: PTEC-180, etc. Students may earn a maximum of 16 units of occupational work experience internship during community college attendance which may be applied as electives toward graduation.  12 units are transferable to CSU.