Co-ops around the country?

<p>I sent my app to Drexel and I'm pretty confident I'll be admitted to their engineering school. I live in SE Pennsylvania so I'm not exactly thrilled to stay in the area for college. Drexel's co-op program looks promising and it says that positions are available in 33 states for co-ops. How prevalent is that? Could I easily take a position on the West Coast and continue there through my co-op cycles and hopefully be hired? I just don't want to be stuck in the Northeast. If any current students/alum could comment that would be great.</p>

<p>Hey man!
I’m a Drexel Undergrad in engineering right now. </p>

<p>Co-Ops outside the Philly/PA/NJ area are definitely not uncommon, especially in Science and Engineering. I’ve met people who have gone international on Co-Ops to places like Germany, China, New Zealand, and Switzerland.</p>

<p>I also have met quite a lot of people who go on Co-Ops in other areas of the country, and there is definitely no shortage of opportunity to get out of the tri-state region. In general, however, I’d say that most people who do Co-ops in places like California or Florida or Denver generally only do it once. If they do an out-of-area co-op twice, it’s often at two different places. This isn’t because of difficulty with doing this, but for a few other reasons:</p>

<p>1) Being away from the school for six months at a time is an amazing experience. At the same time, it also requires being away from home for six months, away from your friends at school, and, most of all, moving across however many miles, and occasionally even finding your own housing in the area of that Co-Op. </p>

<p>2) Drexel is a very career oriented place. A lot of students here find later employment with their Co-Ops. A lot of students also plan to stay in the Northeast after graduation because of the abundance of industry here. So while distance Co-ops are cool experiences, students may choose in-area jobs as a means of seeking further employment and networking for after graduation.</p>

<p>That being said, if out-of-area Co-Ops are really what you to want to do, there’s nothing to stop you from doing it. Drexels Co-Op office is really resourceful and gives students a lot of assistance in pursuing their interests.</p>

<p>Let me know if you have any other questions!</p>