<p>Sorry if there's a thread for this already, I didn't see one. I'm remaking this in this section, as I feel like it'll be more useful here, since it does help with search and selection.</p>
<p>Some people like myself are wanting to go into fields where networking is basically vital (music industry, hospitality, event planning, sports, photography/film, etc.) and obviously, some schools provide better chances to do this through internships and/or co-ops than others.</p>
<p>So basically, which schools have the best internship/co-op programs? </p>
<p>For example, Northeastern University in Boston is known for it's amazing co-op program. Endicott College in Beverly, MA requires you to do three internships. Emerson College in Boston has a program where you can internship in LA or DC (I was dead-set on going to Boston for college for a while, which is why these are all Boston-area schools). What other schools are really good when it comes to internships and co-ops??</p>
<p>US News has a list, but it'd be nice to see what others think. Here is their list:
-Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI
-Berea College in Berea, KY
-Bradley University in Peoria, IL
-Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI
-Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA
-Elon University in Elon, NC
-Georgia Institute of Technology
-Northeastern university
-Portland State University (OR)
-Purdue University--West Lafayette
-Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
-University of Cincinnati
-University of Southern California
-Wagner College in Staten Island, NY
-Worcester Polytechnical Institute (MA)</p>
<p>the average student in the American University in Washington D.C. have 3 internships over the course of their undergrad college career. Washington DC has a wealth of internships available whether you’re interested in politics, business, etc etc. </p>
<p>Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA is also known to have a lot of businesses come to their school to recruit people. The Solicon Valley is home to a wealth of businesses including Apple and a bunch of other really well known companies that I just can’t think of right now. </p>
<p>I think the location of the school has a great influence on that too. Like I am interested in the University of San Francisco and one of the main reasons that I am is because it’s located in San Francisco. The city of San Francisco would UNDOUBTEDLY provide me with a wealth of internships and opportunities to network with companies. I am currently a high school senior and I’ve done internships (I’m from California near San Francisco) and I noticed that a lot of the internships I wanted to do (but couldn’t do because I was still in high school) were in the city. San Francisco has so many companies that offer internships in a lot of different fields such as politics, event planning, etc etc. </p>
<p>USF may not have internship requirements and it may not be known to have students graduate with a lot of internships because the college may not require them to or they might just not want to do it. But I myself would absolutely love to do internships and I will most certainly use going to school in San Francisco as an advantage to getting internships and networking. </p>
<p>The same goes to Santa Clara too. The school doesn’t require it, but it’s in the heart of a lot of well known companies that a lot of the times go to the University to recruit employees. </p>
<p>So I think you should really consider WHERE the school is located if you really want to get the internship experience. Really look in to internships in that area. personally, location is really important when it comes to choosing a college and the University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University are my top choices because they have good business programs and intl. relations programs and also because of where they are located and the opportunities that location holds for students interested in internships or networking and really figuring out where and what field of work you want to do.</p>
<p>I’m glad to see University of Cincinnati on the list. Their co-op program is pretty amazing.</p>
<p>My daughter is looking at schools with co-op or internship programs, too. We visited Endicott last month and just loved it - beautiful school and of course the required internships. The last internship takes place 1st semester Senior year - and it is a full internship - you don’t take classes while doing it. We were very impressed with the program.</p>
<p>Here are some others we found:</p>
<p>Bryant University - internships highly encouraged in certain majors (some require it)
Champlain - 1 internship required; highly encouraged to intern more
Roger Williams - 1 internship required (at least for marketing majors)
Virginia Commonwealth</p>
<p>Of these, we visited Bryant and Roger Williams, and came away liking both schools.</p>
<p>Any others?
What school does a great job placing students into coveted internships or really focuses on getting internships above the usual lip service that most career services offices provide.</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna has the McKenna International Summer Internship Program that provides funding for students to participate in internships all over the world, particularly in Asia. The school also has a number of other programs that will provide financial assistance for internships. Students doing internships in fields related to their major are ingrained in the culture of the school. The school has an excellent career services office, which works diligently with each student to ensure he/she is placed in an interesting and rewarding summer internship.</p>