Jersey City–Saint Peter’s College students who participated in the Cooperative Education program in the fall 2006 semester earned nearly $375,000 in wages collectively during the term. One-hundred and twenty-four students representing a variety of majors worked at private, public and not-for-profit organizations in the New York City metropolitan area.
Students worked at employers such as Fidelity Investments, John Wiley & Sons, ABN Amro Bank, Business Council for International Understanding, 1050 AM ESPN Radio, CSTV Networks, Inc., New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, Mellon Investor Services, 77 WABC News Radio, The Jersey Journal, Bank of New York, Merrill Lynch & Co., Citigroup, CNN, New York Mercantile Exchange, MSNBC, Lehman Brothers, UBS Financial Services, JP Morgan Chase and the Jersey City Housing Authority, among others. Some students also receive academic credit for their internships.
“Our students gain valuable work experience though these internships,” said Dr. Peter Gotlieb, associate dean for experiential learning and career services. “This helps them to determine career choices, and we continue to see more companies interested in partnering with Saint Peter’s College.”
Saint Peter’s College is the Jesuit College of New Jersey. Founded in 1872, Saint Peter’s has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The main campus is located in Jersey City. The College has a branch campus for adults in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and also offers courses at various corporate sites at the Jersey City waterfront and in South Amboy, NJ.
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