History
The history of cooperative education could and will fill an entire book but here are some fast facts about co-op at the University of Cincinnati
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Founded at the University of Cincinnati by Dean Herman Schneider in 1906
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First Co-op Class had 27 students in 13 companies
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Second year over 400 inquiries from prospective students
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First Co-op Program in Business in 1919
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First Mandatory Co-op Program in the USA in 1920 in College of Engineering
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First Women Admitted to Co-op in 1920
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UC Co-op program split into 3 colleges in 1946
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Currently UC has approximately 3,500 students co-oping annually
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Nationwide there are approximately 600 co-op programs with 241,000 students participating