Cooperative Education/Internship Program Report 2014-2015 Career Services Daytona Beach, FL Campus Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Methodology.. 4 Executive Summary 4 Co-op/Internship Advertised Positions.. 5 Historical Trends. 5 Participating Employers. 6 Co-op/Internship Locations. 6 Co-op/Internship Evaluation Summary 6 Student Demographics.. 7 Co-op/Internship Average Salaries 8 Self-assessment of Co-op/Internship Experiences. 9 Internship/Co-op Experience.10 Internship/Co-op Position Search..11 3
METHODOLOGY Co-op and internship opportunities were advertised every semester through EagleHire for Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University students. Students also had the option to create co-op or internship experiences that were relevant to their degrees and approved by their academic departments. Specific criteria must have been met before a student could pursue the advertised experiences, including minimum GPA, credit hour requirement and academic standing status. Once students accepted internship or co-op positions, they could register the experiences for University credit and be part of the University s official Cooperative Education/ Internship Program. Several factors impacted the students decisions to register for credit hours, including employer requirements, academic requirements, academic needs and financial aid. Students who enrolled for University credit worked with the Career Services Office to accomplish the registration process. This Cooperative Education/Internship Report captured the data of students who worked with the Career Services Office to register their experiences. The data reflected the summary of fall, spring and summer information for the academic year 2014-2015. Many students elected to complete co-ops or internships without registering for University credit, and therefore would not be included in this report. The First Destination Report captured the total number of students, regardless of whether they registered or not, at the time of graduation who self-reported the completion of co-op and internship experiences. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 2014-2015 academic year, students participated in 338 internships with 216 employers in the Embry-Riddle Cooperative Education/Internship Program. Of the students who participated in an internship, 161 students self-reported their internship information by submitting the Career Services administered survey. The term participation was defined as those students who registered their experiential education opportunities for University credit through the official Cooperative Education/Internship Program. Employer participation was defined as those companies who hired the registered students. The summer semester had the highest participation rate. Graph 1: Academic Year 2014-2015 Number of Internship and Employers 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 189 133 77 72 41 42 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Summer 2015 4 Total Students Total Employers
Students were able to earn University credit for relevant co-op or internship positions not advertised specifically through EagleHire. Students had the ability to create their own relevant coop or internship positions, and they often found opportunities through company websites. Many of the employers in industries advertising positions relevant to Embry-Riddle degrees required an online application and did not advertise positions through EagleHire. More than half of the positions registered for University credit were self-created. Graph 2: Comparison of Self-created and EagleHire Co-op/Internship Positions 53% 47% Self-created EagleHire Historical Trends Historically, the Cooperative Education/Internship Program had consistent participation rates from both students registering for credit and employers hiring the students, with a slight increase each year. Graph 3: Number of Internships and Employer Participation, Historical Data 350 300 250 200 150 100 216 144 254 173 315 296 274 192 190 198 338 216 Total Students Total Employers 50 0 5
Participating Employers The top seven companies who employed students registered in official University co-op or internship experiences were as follows. Table 1: Top Seven Employers American Airlines Delta Airlines General Electric/GE Aviation Southwest Airlines Gulfstream NASA (all facilities) Piper Aircraft Co-op/Internship Locations The locations of the co-op and internship experiences were located in 27 different states/territories, and 17 countries were represented, including the United States, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, and the UAE. The top locations were as follows. Table 2: Top Six Locations Abroad California Florida Georgia Michigan Texas Co-op/Internship Advertised Positions Co-op and internship positions were advertised via the career management system, EagleHire, as well as various alternative sources which include, but are not limited to: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, digital media boards around campus, faculty/staff, and student organizations. Employer Evaluation of Co-op/Internship Students Based on Performance Evaluation feedback from employers, 90.53% of the supervisors would hire the co-op/internship students once they completed their degrees and/or ratings needed for fulltime positions. Student Demographics CO-OP/INTERNSHIP EVALUATION SUMMARY Students from many of the degree programs were represented through their participation in the Cooperative Education/Internship Program. Students voluntarily submitted a Co-op/Internship Evaluation to Career Services, which resulted in the following information (n= 161). The college 6
representing the highest percentage of participation in the Co-op/Intern Evaluation was the College of Engineering. Graph 4: Student Participation by College 10% 12% 51% College of Engineering College of Aviation 27% College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Based on the Co-op/Internship Evaluation submission, the top four degree programs represented with co-op/intern evaluation statistics with participation in the Cooperative Education/Internship Program were the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and Master/Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering. Degree Program Table 3: Student Participation in the Co-op/Intern Evaluation by Degree Program # of Student Participation AS Aviation Maintenance Science 2 BS Aeronautical Science 10 BS Aeronautics 5 BS Aerospace & Occupational Safety 8 BS Aerospace Engineering 76 BS Air Traffic Management 1 BS Applied Meteorology 1 BS Aviation Business Admin 5 BS Aviation Maintenance Science 4 BS Business Administration 6 BS Civil Engineering 2 BS Commercial Space Operations 6 BS Communication 5 BS Computer Engineering 1 7
BS Electrical Engineering 3 BS Engineering Physics 1 BS Homeland Security 37 BS Human Factors Psychology 12 BS Interdisciplinary Studies 3 BS Mechanical Engineering 21 BS Operational Meteorology 2 BS Software Engineering 2 BS Unmanned Aircraft System Science 4 M Bus Admin Aviation Management 4 M Business Administration 11 M Software Engineering 9 M/MS Aerospace Engineering 16 MS Aeronautics 5 MS Aviation Finance 2 MS Electrical & Comp Engineering 5 MS Human Factors & Systems 2 MS Mechanical Engineering 8 Co-op/Internship Average Salaries During the 2014-2015 academic year, the average annual salary for all degree programs was $15.72 based on 168 responses. The Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aerial Systems had the highest average salary with $21.39 per hour. There were specific opportunities in some of the degree programs where the students received academic credit but they were unpaid. Degree Program Table 4: Average Salary by Degree Program Mean Total Number BS Aeronautical Science 9 $11.51 BS Aeronautics 3 $12.33 BS Aerospace & Occupational Safety 5 $16.92 BS Aerospace Engineering 66 $17.22 BS Aviation Business Admin 4 $11.63 BS Aviation Maintenance Science 3 $12.17 BS Electrical Engineering 3 $15.50 BS Homeland Security 6 $18.02 BS Human Factors Psychology 10 $16.18 BS Interdisciplinary Studies 3 $10.33 BS Mechanical Engineering 17 $18.08 8
BS Unmanned Aircraft System Science 4 $21.39 M Bus Admin Aviation Management 3 $11.12 M Business Administration 5 $16.56 M Software Engineering 9 $19.94 M/MS Aerospace Engineering 11 $20.22 MS Mechanical Engineering 7 $18.08 Self-Assessment of Co-op/Internship Experiences, Before and After Comparison Students rated various attributes before they began the co-op or internship. Students re-evaluated their attributes after the co-op/internship experiences to assess their learning. Graph 5: Self-Assessment, Before and After Comparison (scale 0-10 with 10 being the highest) 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.5 7.1 7.3 7.4 6.7 Before After Co-op/Internship Experience Students were asked to evaluate their overall experience at the internship or co-op. Areas evaluated included: professionalism, educational value, technical skills, and satisfaction with the Career Services Office. Students were also asked to indicate where they found their internship or co-op experience. 9
Table 5: Evaluation of Professionalism During my internship/co-op experience: Always Sometimes # % # % I learned the value of the corporate culture and 244 92% 22 8% understood the company s mission I was treated as a professional team member 246 92% 21 8% I had the opportunity to network 206 77% 59 22% I experienced growth as a professional 245 88% 32 12% I engaged in a meaningful learning experience 248 89% 29 10% I experienced personal growth 244 88% 33 12% I was informed of company policies and safety 239 90% 26 10% regulations I approached my work with honesty integrity and 11 100% 0 0% trust** I demonstrated a positive attitude** 10 91% 1 9% I followed all safety rules and regulations** 10 91% 1 9% **A portion of Fall 2014 respondents received a form with alternate questions Table 6: Evaluation of Experience Academic Year 2014-2015 Exceptional Worthwhile N/A To Degree Did you feel that the educational value/merit of your experience was: As a result of your ERAU education, did you feel that your technical skills were: # % # % # % 104 68% 47 31% 2 1% 133 48% 142 52% 0 0% Table 7: Level of Satisfaction with Career Services during the Co-op/Intern Process Summer 2014 # % Good 216 82% Average 45 17% Poor 3 1% 10
Co-op/Internship Position Search Students were asked how they identified their co-op/internship positions. The top three common responses were Friend/Family Member (23%), ERAU Career Services Office/EagleHire (18%), and Company Website (17%). Graph 6: Co-op/Internship Sources Company website 70 60 50 48 50 64 ERAU Career Services Office/EagleHire Network Faculty/academic department Friend/family member 40 35 Industry/Career Expo 30 20 10 29 8 23 9 16 3 LinkedIn On-Campus Company Info Session/Interview Online job board Professional conference 0 Social Media *Respondents were able to select more than one option 11