Working while in college is an excellent way for students to gain clarity in their career choices, earn an income and set themselves on-course for more and better full time work opportunities following graduation. Despite the belief that working while in college distracts students from their studies and prolongs graduation, it has been shown that students who work in a degree related field during college generally perform better in their classes and delay graduation by as little as one semester.
Excellent work opportunities exist for your son or daughter through cooperative education, internships, on-campus or off-campus employment. Many of these work experiences are directly related to student's majors and pay well above minimum wage. Students working through the cooperative education program are still considered full time and therefore maintain full time student status with the university.
