Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program
Unique among cooperative programs, the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program and the Civil Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP and CECOP), currently used by multiple Oregon universities, demonstrates the power of an effective business/education partnership. The source of strength for these programs is the imaginative ideas they are founded upon: support by a voluntary annual assessment on member companies; insisting upon a high order of industry interaction with the university and its students; and continual improvement as the University adjusts its curriculum on recommendations made by the industry partners.
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Program Highlights
The multiple Engineering Cooperative Program is a program available to students in disciplines related to the engineering industry.
We provide the best of both worlds—the University for the technical/theoretical background, and selected industries for the practical, state-of-the-art applications. Our goal is to supply the Northwest with the best engineers with the necessary tools to be true contributors in their chosen fields.
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
- Feb 10: Winter Supplemental 2 Applications open
- Mar 01 - Apr 10: Spring Selection (Application Template Online)
- Apr 10: Spring Selection Applications Due
- May 21 - May 22: Spring Selection (OSU, PSU and UP)
History & Data
Conceived in the summer of 1978, MECOP was to be a collaboration between OSU and Oregon-based manufacturing companies that hired engineering graduates.
Faced with a growing gap between the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the work place and those being taught in universities...
Testimonial
Participating Universities
MECOP is a unique internship alliance driven collaboratively by Oregon’s Engineering Universities (OSU, OT, PSU and UP), their respective student bodies, and Industry Partners.
 | Oregon State University |
 | Oregon Tech |
 | Portland State University |
 | University of Portland |