Cooperative Work Experience
Cooperative Work Experience
General Cooperative Unpaid Work Experience provides supervised employment that helps the student acquire desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. Each unit of credit requires 60 hours of unpaid employment during the semester. General Cooperative Unpaid Work Experience is available to all students, regardless of major or educational goals.
Occupational Cooperative Unpaid Work Experience provides supervised employment extending classroom occupational learning at an on-the-job learning station relating to the students’ educational or occupational goals. Each unit of credit requires 60 hours of unpaid employment during the semester. Occupational Cooperative Unpaid Work Experience is available to all students.
General Cooperative Paid Work Experience provides supervised employment that helps the student acquire desirable work habits, attitudes, and career awareness. Each unit of credit requires 75 hours of paid employment during the semester. General Cooperative Paid Work Experience is available to all students, regardless of major or educational goals.
Occupational Cooperative Paid Work Experience provides supervised employment extending classroom occupational learning at an on-the-job learning station relating to the students’ educational or occupational goals. Each unit of credit requires 75 hours of paid employment during the semester. Occupational Cooperative Paid Work Experience is available to all students.
The following instructors can provide additional information regarding internship opportunities in the disciplines listed below:
Addictive Disorders Studies
- Lois Zsarnay: lois_zsarnay1@vcccd.edu
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- William Acosta: william_acosta1@vcccd.edu
Auto Body
- Jose Ortega: jortega@vcccd.edu
Auto Tech
- Kevin Corse: kevin_corse1@vcccd.edu
Computer Networking/IT
- Alex Lynch: ALynch@vcccd.edu
Culinary Arts, Restaurant Management, & Hospitality Management
- Adam Hart: ahart@vcccd.edu
Sociology
- Dolores Ortiz: dortiz@vcccd.edu