Cooperative Education

Students attending GMTCC have the chance to experience a variety of career options through paid and unpaid work experiences at local businesses and industries. GMTCC's Cooperative Education Program, or Co-op, places qualified technical students in part-time jobs where they get a chance to practice the knowledge and skills learned in their program with real-world experience and training. Co-op placements are an extension of the academic and hands-on education students get in their technical programs. Working together with employers of local businesses and industries, most eligible Co-op students who possess good employment traits and program entry-level skills get paid while gaining valuable experience in his or her technical field. They also receive elective high school credit in addition to their technical program credit.

Co-op students are usually employed after school and on weekends. However, students who have met all of their academic credit requirements may be able to leave school during their program time.

Many opportunities are based on local business and industry needs, especially with seasonal businesses and industries. However, when good entry level, part-time jobs are available that will enhance the student's learning goals, matches are often made to everyone's benefit.

To ensure student success in the Co-op Program, eligibility for enrollment is based upon good grades, instructor recommendation, demonstrated work ethic, mature behavior, excellent attendance, and a positive attitude. Over half of GMTCC's Co-op students typically go on to college, apprenticeship programs, or the military where they use the valuable knowledge and experience gained through Co-op and their technical programs.

Some past and present Cooperative Education Employers include:

Cabot Tree Farms - Cabot Christmas Farms - East Hardwick Randy Machia Construction - Eden Mike's Service Center - Hardwick Greensboro Garage - Hardwick Greensboro Casella Waste Systems - Hyde Park Lamoille Valley Veterinary Services - Hyde Park Lakeview Inn - Greensboro SS Automotive Sales - Jeffersonville Sweeney & Belisle Construction - Jeffersonville Jana's Restaurant - Jeffersonville Parker & Stearns, Inc. - Johnson & Stowe Palmer's, Inc. - Morrisville Pleasant Street Auto Care, Inc. - Morrisville Union Bank - Morrisville Bourne's, Inc. - Morrisville Lamoille Valley Chamber of Commerce - Morrisville Manosh Hardwoods - Morrisville Gravel Construction Co. - North Wolcott Mountain Air Systems - South Burlington Stowe Auto Service - Stowe Stoweflake Resort & Spa - Stowe Stowehof Inn - Stowe Fox Builders - Waterville Shatney's Auto Body - Woodbury