Education into Action
Our acclaimed co-op program and emphasis on internships will transform your powerful Widener education into action, helping you gain the experiences, connections, and career-building moments that will benefit you for a lifetime.
Co-Op: Work for a Year, Graduate on Time
Our signature co-op program, coordinated through our Office of Career Design and Development, provides business, engineering, and computer science students with real-world work experience before graduation.
Co-op is offered in both a 4-month and 8-month format. Depending on your program, you can choose to do both, thus gaining up to one year of paid work experience with a top company. And the best part, you can still graduate on time, within four years.
My opportunity at Comcast would not have been possible without Widener’s co-op program. This experience has not only helped me build numerous connections within the company, but it has also helped me understand what corporate life is all about. The co-op program helps differentiate yourself from other applicants when applying for a job as employers see that you have experience, especially from a tech giant company like Comcast. — Mathew Thomas '21, accounting
Internships
It’s never too early to start getting real-world work experience. As a Widener student, we encourage you to get an internship as early as freshman year. And when it comes to finding one, we’ve got you covered. Internships are coordinated through academic departments, and your professors, career advisors, and others on campus have an extensive network of local, regional, and national partners to help you find and secure a position that fits your professional aspirations.
And there are tons of internship opportunities being this close to Philadelphia. Just ask Danielle Cardona '18, a communication studies major who had five internships in broadcasting, which helped her land her first job with the Philadelphia Eagles.
To being able to start here, go toward my internships, and then take everything and put it toward a big NFL team, has been phenomenal. — Danielle Cardona ’18