<p>Which of the universitits/colleges in the U.S. provide Co-op Mechanical engineering ? .. Of them which one is the best . please rank them. </p>
<p>My Cousin is currently studying in university of waterloo .. which provides Coop engineering . Is it true that coop undergraduates end up earning more than the normal engineering students? . Are there Universities in the U.S. Providing prestigious yet good Coop degrees ( the university should be located in a very important location .. such as NYU where the students can be recruited in Microsoft or other prestigious firms for the coop work ! ).</p>
<p>Ga Tech is top five in engineering in the country and it located in Atlanta, GA. It offered voluteering co-op program that probably is the best in the country in which about 30% of student participants. It is very organized. There is co-op session teach students how to write resume, how to interview.</p>
<p>Are they better than Waterloo … and what abt the rankings ? … </p>
<p>Do the student earn money ? … what is volunteer Co-op ? </p>
<p>My cousin at Drexel has a full academic scholarship … and he is currently working for motorola … he is actually saving quite a lot of money ( this will help for grad school ! )</p>
<p>Georgia Tech is better than Waterloo, the rest are not
Students earn about the same amount of money at same schools doing co-op. At Georgia Tech, co-op is not required, it is voluntary in that students choose whether to do co-op or not.</p>
<p>I think Georgia Tech and Northeastern are the 2 best co-op options in the USA. Georgia Tech has a great engineering reputation and if you want to work in the Boston area, Northeastern is the best school to go to get a job in Boston.</p>
<p>Northeastern University engineering graduates average a higher starting salary than M.I.T. graduates. That’s not everything but that’s not bad. </p>
<p>it really depends what you want, Georgia Tech and Waterloo have a better national reputation while somebody on the west coast may not know about Northeastern. However, I think that Northeastern is a better school to go to than Georgia Tech, RPI, and Drexel for the college experience (Boston is amazing) and for co-op.</p>
<p>Northeastern has the better co-op program than Georgia Tech but Georgia Tech has a better reputation than Northeastern.</p>
<p>I can’t answer the first question but as for the 2nd question remember, you still have to pay for housing and food (which can be expensive) during your co-op term.</p>
<p>Northeastern has the best coop program in the country, its simply unmatched by any of those schools that you have mentioned. You should forget about Waterloo because it virtually gets no recognition domestically and internationally.</p>
<p>All the schools listed have good co-op programs for engineering. Generally, all else being equal, a co-op graduate is likely to earn more than a non co-op student, as employers value the actual work experience vs. straight book larnin’. If a student does well, they often end up being hired by the company where they had their co-op.</p>
<p>Perhaps the best reason to choose one school (again, if academics are similar) over another is location, as employers in an area are more likely to hire from schools they’re familiar with. Think about where you’d like to eventually end up.</p>
<p>Also, some programs are stronger than others in sub-disciplines. For example, Kettering (the former GM Institute) is not only near the (foundering) auto manufacturers, but is well respected for automotive engineers.</p>
<p>Finally, you can get many of the same benefits of a co-op by doing internships during the summer months. Most any engineering school can help you with those (as well as co-ops), though it may not be an emphasis there. Check with the school to see how many students take advantage of internships or co-ops, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of how much they encourage them.</p>
<p>Yep, Waterloo is arguable the best engineering college in Canada. I would only pick Ga Tech over it. Of course, I know the school only because I grew up in Boston, next to Canada. Most folks in the States dont know any school in Canada.</p>