Current Students
ICP and/or Cooperative Education students must attend an orientation session covering required assignments, paperwork and due dates.

Mandatory Attendance
Orientation sessions are held in the Career & Employment Services located in Admissions Center (ADC) Room 120

College credit for work experience
Cooperative Education helps students earn up to 15 credits toward their degree for paid or unpaid employment in a job related to their field of study at LCC. Work Study jobs may qualify.

How it Works
Students are assigned to an instructor in their field of study. The instructor, student and job site supervisor develop and agree upon learning objectives, and how to apply the concepts learned in the classroom to a real job setting.

Students also take a one credit Cooperative Education seminar to build a portfolio or research a work-related topic.

Contact Us

Cooperative Education/ICP Program Coordinator

"I loved college! I was sad when my Accounting classes were over. I love anything with numbers. Jim Stanley was my favorite instructor. I also took Photography from Marvin Pierson. It was great."

--Jamie Drake

Students need permission from an instructor in their field of study together with the Cooperative Education Program Manager.

Contact the Program Coordinator for Cooperative Education and the ICP Program below for more information, including:

• Learning objectives
• Employer agreements
• Progress reviews
• Quarterly deadlines

Overview of Cooperative Education - see Program Cards

Students need to have completed 9 credits of program-required courses in their field of study and have at least a 2.0 GPA.

Jobs Information
The LCC Career Center is an excellent resource for researching careers and finding out about job openings.

Hire Connections
Post your resume and check the job openings on Hire Connections. This free service matches job-hunting LCC students and alumni with employers.

• Register at Hire Connections

Yes, there are good jobs out there. Jamie Drake got one.

The Castle Rock resident, a graduate of Winlock's APOLO high school, came to LCC to follow her dream of an Accounting career after several years working in auto licensing.

She turned her cooperative education internship with the Cowlitz County Auditor's office into a year-long temporary position.

Last December Jamie landed a permanent position at the Cowlitz County Health Department, tracking invoices and grants and doing payroll.

She finished up her classes and graduated in June 2010 with an Associate in Applied Science degree.

Congratulations!