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Politico - Opinion Piece

August 24, 2010

Through a federal Higher Education Act grant program called cooperative education programs, Northeastern University is doing its part to meet President Obama's goal for the US to have the highest number of college graduates in the world by 2020. Cooperative education, or co-op programs, offer students alternate classroom studies with long-term, paid internships in a wide array of settings. Northeastern University president believes the co-op experience offer students a competitive advantage by helping them master the demands of the professional workplace.

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