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2024 - 2025 Catalog 
  
2024 - 2025 Catalog

ACC 297 - Cooperative Education in Accounting


Credits: 3
Provides on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial, and service firms. Applies to all occupational-technical curricula at the discretion of the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. Variable hours per week. May be repeated for credit.

Cooperative Education is an academic program that enables students to earn college credits for work experience related to their career goals. It allows students to practice the skills they have learned in the classroom in a “real job” setting. Cooperative Education provides the opportunity for students to gain practical work experience, make informed career decisions and achieve the advantage in a competitive job market. Employment is not arranged by the college. The student must be a paid employee of the company.

Prerequisite: Instructor permission.