Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education, often called Co-op, enhances your learning experience by integrating classroom lessons with real-world employment. The college and business community cooperate to provide you with paid work experience in a field related to your academic or career goals. This employment is arranged around class hours, normally part-time, and may continue each semester you’re enrolled at Greenville Technical College.

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS

Understand course relevance
Test your interests and abilities to ensure you’re making the right career choice
Develop professionalism, job readiness and realistic expectations
Get an advantage that may result in permanent employment
Learn employer expectations and job requirements to make your transition from student to employee easier
Discover career options and learn job search skills
Receive academic credit for your work experience (if you qualify)

GET STARTED

When to Apply

Current full-time students with a minimum 2.5 GPA are encouraged to apply for Experiential Learning as early in their college careers as possible.

How to Apply

Complete an Experiential Learning application

Applications are available from the Experiential Learning Office (Dreisbach/Anderson Student Success Center Building 102, Barton Campus) or by e-mailing ExperientialLearning@gvltec.edu.

Go to www.collegecentral.com/GreenvilleTech
Click on Students
Click on Register Now and provide the required information
Under Job Interests, click Co-op
Click on the Submit Information button
Login using access ID and password you created
Under Manage My Resume click on Upload resume

RESOURCES

www.myskillsmyfuture.org
Career Central job search listings and resume builder

INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYERS

Find the person you want with the skills you need.

Benefits for Employers

Grow your workforce, directing students’ studies and demonstrating the importance of their coursework on the job
Use an effective, low cost recruitment tool, drawing from students with related majors
Maintain continuity since students work while they are enrolled in college
Release full-time employees from routine tasks while co-op students provide assistance
Sponsor a co-op student as a Tech Scholar, providing funds for tuition, books and supplies, and the investment may help you recruit new employees with specialized skills or in areas of skill shortage

Contact the Experiential Learning office for assistance identifying students with the skills you need.

How to post your Experiential Learning position on College Central:

Go to www.CollegeCentral.com/GreenvilleTech
Click on Employers
Click on Register Now and provide the required information. You will receive an email with your College Central password.
Once you receive your password follow the link in the email or go to www.CollegeCentral.com/GreenvilleTech
Click Employers, then click the Online Services link
Enter Access ID and Password
Under Job Board, click on Post a Job
Fill in the necessary information (remember to check “co-op” under “Job Types”) and click on Save Job Posting