The Cooperative Education Program was initiated at The University of Akron in 1914. The first such program was started in 1906 at the University of Cincinnati by Professor Herman Schneider. Although the field of engineering was the first to use co-ops, the concept has spread into many other fields, extending professor Schneider’s theory that “it is a good thing for man to sweat his way toward the truth.” Thus, the co-op program is a basic, dynamic plan of education, and today there are many colleges and universities across the country with similar programs. The designs of programs at these schools may differ somewhat from one another, but each is directed to the same objective, a balanced education for the student where theory is blended with practice.