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Co-op
Overview of the Co-op Program
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Welcome to Michigan Tech's Co-op Program! With nearly 2000 registered co-op employers and over 500 graduate and undergraduate students participating each year, our co-op program spans across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Co-op offers students academic credit while gaining hands-on experience in their field and provides employers with talented students for their workforce.

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This year we have a MTU mechanical engineering student working with us. He has been a great asset to our department and was able to hit the ground running when he came last May. He was willing and eager to do any assignment we sent his way. One of his first assignments was to help perform pipe stress analysis on one of our power plant's high pressure steam system. He picked up the concepts very quickly and completed the task efficiently and accurately. Now, in the last month of his co-op assignment, he is functioning in a nearly self-directed capacity performing project management functions on two projects. He also independently researched and authored preventive maintenance manuals for two of our combustion turbine generators.
--John Myers
Engineering Group Leader - Project Services, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
I have found the intern students from MTU to be talented, ambitious....refreshing to work with
--Ray Kairawicz
Vice President Product Development / Technical Services, H&T Battery Components
The MTU co-op students have had a very positive attitude and have been extremely eager to get involved with actual hands on work.
--Ron Turmel
Vice President General Manager, H&T Battery Components
Our MTU Finance co-op was competent, hardworking and very professional, just the sort of team player we want in our organization.
--Dan Moffa
Vice President--Finance Global Coordinator, H&T Battery Components
The interns from MTU have shown confidence, eagerness and maturity in the working environment that have made them immediate assets to the organization.
--Jim Geffert
Plant Manager, H&T Battery Components
The MTU interns have been outstanding...conscientious, knowledgeable, and willing to help out in any way they can. They've been a real joy to work with and have really helped us get caught up on some of our projects and analytical work.
--Walter Ebner
Manager Product Development, H&T Battery Components
In addition to the outstanding students, the MTU Career Center has made the selection process very easy for us.
--Bruce Baker
Vice President Human Resources, H&T Battery Components
Co-ops and interns are an intrinsic part of Kimberly-Clark's culture. This valuable work experience is two-fold. It provides valuable real-time work experiences for students to apply their technical skills and learn about the corporate environment; and provides Kimberly-Clark a valuable work source, a chance to evaluate student's skills and abilities, and is the major pipeline for future fulltime hires.
--Maureen A. Lechner
Co-op/Intern Program Coordinator, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation values its relationship with Michigan Tech and its students. We hire the majority of our Engineering and Research co-ops and interns from MTU annually. MTU students consistently exhibit high scholastic ability, commitment to learning and above average work ethics; many of whom have been hired fulltime and still work for Kimberly-Clark today.
--Maureen A. Lechner
Co-op/Intern Program Coordinator, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
I worked as an undergraduate researcher at Michigan Tech. It was a great experience.
--Matt McCormick
Student, Michigan Technological University