LaGuardia Community College - LaGuardia Yearbook (Long Island City, NY)

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Each student works closely with o co- op coordinator who odvises rhe srudenr in the selection of on internship and helps hither ser objectives and assess what hos been Ieorned through the intern pro- grom. The intern is supervised by the employer and visited regularly on the sire by the coordinator so that the stu- dent's progress may be noted or any problems resolved. Internships are chosen from over 350 firms and orgonizorions in business, industry, public and private services. Pedro Eslevez - James Iolcon Factors. Inc, The progmm is very lmponom; It opens up opportunities and helps you to explore career objectives, In very Imponom for people to be exposed to jobs tor which you are being educated. Daniel Elysee - Seogroms Co hThe coop proglom gwes you 0 good working experience and owers good opponunines It enables you to apply classroom lheOlleS on rhe JOU ur's excellent 15

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14 LoGuordio Community College is in cooperative education institution. Through its Cooperative Education Program, the college seeks to provide off-compus, non-clossroom learning experiences. It is designed to help students determine their individual goals, and specifically to assist them in: 1i exploring vorious career options or confirming career plans; 2 op- plying classroom learning to real work situation; and CD practicing or strengthening interpersonal or work-relored technical skills. Jasmine Henry i Bank of Boston 151 Intern 'The co-op edUCOflOn program is very good, il gives rhe students an idea or direction of the field or profession being pursued, before vhey ocwolly 9e! Imo it IL. Mario Clofll - Bank of Boston The progtom gives you on opponunivy to explore different aids and enables you to gain knowledge 01 your :oreer choice beiore gvoduouon, whkh is very impononII' Travel Austin - James Tokon Foaou. Inc. ihe experience gained is very good, it enables o SYV dent to explore dmerenl and new career fields. The knewledge l om gening here Is helping me to properly pion my career Srudem: today don't knew who! they wont 70 do. rhis program heips students to decide their coreer choices 'i

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Dorrie WIIIIoms Cheryl Ferebee - Chemical Bonk Asst Dean of Coop Education Dept I hove benefited from the program because I om getting honds-on work experience wIth Doto Processtng Equipment I' Cornelia Kunkis - Bonk of Boston Augustine Capote - James Tolcott Factors, In: Exchange student from Germany Former student now IuIl time employee 2ndlntern 'tThe ptogtom opens up career opportunities and exposed me to 0 Job I like the ptogtorn very much, It gave me the opportuntty I0 Ieom the English thCh I dldn't know existed My present posttton Involves mony dmetent Ionguoqe and exposed me to dtfterent fields of Banking Ihe poy earned IieIds olotcountlng ondmot's great because tt'sgwtng me experience ' enables me to enjoy the American cultute ond Iitestyle Vithom thus Opportunr ty It would not have been posstble me people ot the colIege helped me o l0t end I was able tc embtoce the Amencon socuety 16