Cooperative education (Co-op) and internship programs are structured to give you the opportunity to gain work experience in careers related to your academic major and/or vocation choice.

Go to Forms and Information if you are a co-op student or employer seeking co-op forms.

Participate and benefit.

• Gain valuable work experience while completing your degree.
• Earn academic credit towards your degree.
• Develop a professional network.
• Become more marketable to employers.

Participating employers benefit.

• Reduce recruitment and training costs.
• Select, observe, and evaluate student on-the-job performance for potential permanent employment.
• Eliminate/reduce time needed to train new graduates.
• Enjoy the higher retention rate of co-op students who become permanent employees.

Participating Companies

Companies (current and past) providing co-op and internship opportunities for Nashville State students include:

• Army Corps of Engineers
• Asurion
• Belle Meade Dermatology
• Bloodwork Motorcycles
• Bridgestone
• Change Healthcare
• CMT
• Delirium Wine & Spirits
• Earl Swensson Associates, Inc.
• EFC Systems, Inc.
• Ingram Barge Company
• Kirklands
• LKQ
• Nissan
• State of Tennessee
• TVA
• Warner Music Group

Co-op Forms and Information

• Co-op Guidelines for Employers
• Co-op Learning Agreement
• Co-op Reflection Paper Guidelines
• Co-op Suspension Appeal
• Employers Co-op Student Evaluation Form
• Mid-term Evaluation - Student
• Mid-term Evaluation - Supervisor

Contact the Career Services Office to learn more about this program at 615-353-3230 or careerservices@nscc.edu.