This allows a student to graduate with both degrees on either a five year track, or a six year track with co-op experience.

"It was a co-op experience," he said, "that couldn't be matched anywhere."

For many students the co-op experience is also the gateway to a job after graduation.

Supplemental to academics are the co-op experience, giving students the opportunity to work in a related business during the school day and take academic courses.

It is one of the few schools that offer competitive co-op experiences for its students.

On average a student earns between $40,000 and $65,000 throughout their co-op experience.

When we were creating these worlds, one of the things we had to think about was in terms of having the main story as co-op experience.

If she spent more, she would have to make up the difference from summer earnings, loans and co-op experiences.

It was one of the first schools in this area to really promote the co-op experience, so when a student graduates they actually have a résumé.

Competitive multiplayer from the second game will not be returning to focus on a richer co-op experience.