Cooperative Education/Internship Program Report

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1 Cooperative Education/Internship Program Report Career Services Daytona Beach, FL Campus Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 1

2 Contact Information: 600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL (386) , Join us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, the Going Places blog and Twitter! Location: John Paul Riddle Student Center, Second Floor Monday Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Methodology..4 Executive Summary 4 Historical Trends.5 Participating Employers.6 Co op/internship Locations.6 Co op/internship Advertised Positions 6 Co op/internship Evaluation Summary 6 Student Demographics..6 Co op/internship Average Salaries 8 Self assessment of Co op/internship Experiences.9 3

4 METHODOLOGY Co op and internship opportunities were advertised every semester through EagleHire for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University students. Students also had the option to create co op or internship experiences that were relevant to their degrees and approved by their academic departments. Specific criteria must have been met before a student could pursue the advertised experiences, including minimum GPA, credit hour requirement and academic standing status. Once students accepted internship or co op positions, they could register the experiences for University credit and be part of the University s official Cooperative Education/ Internship Program. Several factors impacted the students decisions to register for credit hours, including employer requirements, academic requirements, academic needs and financial aid. Students who enrolled for University credit worked with the Career Services Office to accomplish the registration process. This Cooperative Education/Internship Report captured the data of students who worked with the Career Services Office to register their experiences. The data reflected the summary of fall, spring and summer information for the academic year Many students elected to complete co ops or internships without registering for University credit, and therefore would not be included in this report. The First Destination Report captured the total number of students, regardless of whether they registered or not, at the time of graduation who self reported the completion of co op and internship experiences. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the academic year, students participated in 315 internships with 198 employers in the Embry Riddle Cooperative Education/Internship Program. Of the students who participated in an internship, 250 students self reported their internship information by submitting the Career Services administered survey. The term participation was defined as those students who registered their experiential education opportunities for University credit through the official Cooperative Education/Internship Program. Employer participation was defined as those companies who hired the registered students. The summer semester had the highest participation rate. Graph 1: Academic Year Number of Internship and Employers Fall 2013 Spring 2004 Summer Total Internships Total Employers

5 Students were able to earn University credit for relevant co op or internship positions not advertised specifically through EagleHire Network. Students had the ability to create their own relevant co op or internship positions, and they often found opportunities through company websites. Many of the employers in industries advertising positions relevant to Embry Riddle degrees required an online application and did not advertise positions through EagleHire Network. More than half of the positions registered for University credit were self created. Graph 2: Comparison of Self created and EagleHire Network Co op/internship Positions 46% 54% Self created EagleHire Historical Trends Historically, the Cooperative Education/Internship Program had consistent participation rates from both students registering for credit and employers hiring the students. Graph 3: Number of Internships and Employer Participation, Historical Data Total Internships Total Employers

6 Participating Employers The top seven companies who employed students registered in official University co op or internship experiences were as follows. Table 1: Top Seven Employers Textron (All Divisions) General Electric/GE Aviation Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation United Airlines NASA (all facilities) Piper Aircraft Southwest Airlines Co op/internship Locations The locations of the co op and internship experiences were located in 32 different states/territories, and 12 countries were represented, including the United States, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Korea, Nigeria, Panama, South Korea, Trinidad & Tobago, and the UAE. The top locations were as follows. Table 2: Top Six Locations Abroad California Florida Georgia Massachusetts Texas Co op/internship Advertised Positions Co op and internship positions were advertised via the career management system, EagleHire Network, as well as various alternative sources which include, but are not limited to: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, digital media boards around campus, faculty/staff, and student organizations. Employer Evaluation of Co op/internship Students Based on Performance Evaluation feedback from employers, 91.26% of the supervisors would hire the co op/internship students once they completed their degrees and/or ratings needed for fulltime positions. Student Demographics CO OP/INTERNSHIP EVALUATION SUMMARY Students from many of the degree programs were represented through their participation in the Cooperative Education/Internship Program. Students voluntarily submitted a Co op/internship Evaluation to Career Services, which resulted in the following information. The college 6

7 representing the highest percentage of participation in the Co op/intern Evaluation was the College of Engineering. Graph 4: Student Participation by College College of Engineering College of Aviation College of Arts and Science College of Business Based on the Co op/internship Evaluation submission, the top four degree programs represented with co op/intern evaluation statistics with participation in the Cooperative Education/Internship Program were the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security, Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Science and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Table 3: Student Participation in the Co op/intern Evaluation by Degree Program Degree Program Student Participation AS, Aviation Maintenance Science 1 BS, Aeronautical Science 13 BS, Aeronautics 4 BS, Aerospace Engineering 91 BS, Air Traffic Management 1 BS, Applied Meteorology 1 BS, Aviation Business Admin 1 BS, Aviation Maintenance Science 2 BS, Business Administration 9 BS, Computational Mathematics 5 BS, Communication 1 BS, Computer Engineering 3 BS, Engineering Physics 1 BS, Homeland Security 21 BS, Human Factors Psychology 9 BS, Mechanical Engineering 23 BS, Software Engineering 2 BS, Unmanned Aerial Systems 3 MS, Aeronautics 5 M, Aerospace Engineering & MS, Aerospace Engineering 12 7

8 M Bus Admin Aviation Mgmt 4 MBA, Master of Business Administration 7 MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering 3 MS, Engineering Physics 1 MS, Human Factors and Systems 5 MS, Mechanical Engineering 12 M, Software Engineering 8 MS Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Engineering 1 Co op/internship Average Salaries During the academic year, the average annual salary for all degree programs was $16.10 based on 144 responses. The Master of Software Engineering program had the highest average salary with $23.55 per hour. There were specific opportunities in some of the degree programs where the students received academic credit but they were unpaid. Table 4: Average Salary by Degree Program Degree Program Mean Total Number BS, Aeronautical Science $ BS, Aeronautics $ BS, Aerospace Engineering $ BS, Business Administration $ BS, Human Factors Psychology $ BS, Mechanical Engineering $ M, Bus Admin Aviation Mgmt $ MBA, Master of Business Administration $ MS, Human Factors and Systems $ MS, Mechanical Engineering $ M, Software Engineering $ Total $

9 Self Assessment of Co op/internship Experiences, Before and After Comparison Students rated various attributes before they began the co op or internship. Students re evaluated their attributes after the co op/internship experiences to assess their learning. Graph 5: Self Assessment, Before and After Comparison Before After 9