Here, you make a difference. Cutting-edge labs, innovative curriculum, and world-renowned professors are here for you.
Our nationally ranked co-op program helps build your resume while funding your degree and discovering your career. Gain real-world experience while collecting a real-world paycheck—the value of a CEAS degree is worth it!
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Here, you will make a difference and reimagine the future in a city of opportunity. Cincinnati is home to seven Fortune 500 companies and lays claim to one of the most vibrant startup ecosystems in the nation.
We believe cooperative education develops the best engineers! On average, students earn a total of $57,000 and work for companies like Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and NASA. The best part? You have five different co-op positions to learn what interests you in your field.
UC is at the center of innovation and ranked among the top 100 most innovative schools (Reuters). Students participate in cutting-edge research solving real-world problems, led by world-renowned faculty.
The co-op program drew me to UC even before stepping on campus. UC offered a way to help me pay for college and would help me find a job after graduating. Being able to gain the experience while still in school was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.
Hannah Newman, Computer Engineering '24 Chicago, IL
May 4, 2026
Evangelia Anna Passa was drawn to the UC by its reputation of research and department of chemical and environmental engineering. Now pursuing a PhD in environmental engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, she was recently named Graduate student Engineer of the Month.
May 4, 2026
The notion of Dāna (दान), or selfless giving, is a fundamental tenet of the Hindu religion has always been important to Narendar Sahgal, MS, CEAS ’83. He’s received much in life, he says, for which he’s always wanted to give back — and since retiring in 2016 from Intel in Portland, Oregon, where he worked for 33 years, he has been doing just that.
May 4, 2026
University of Cincinnati student Nathan Nguyen has always been inspired by the idea of learning while doing. From early internships in high school to hands-on engineering projects at UC, real-world experience has been a top priority. Nguyen will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in computer science this spring on the heels of five impressive co-op jobs and receiving the 2026 Herman Schneider Co-op Medal from UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. Named after Dean Herman Schneider, who invented co-op in 1906, this award is given to one graduating student each year who has demonstrated exceptional success on co-op.