HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Department of Accounting

The Cooperative Education program gives Accounting students the opportunity to integrate their classroom study with practical experience by working full or part-time in a field related to their career goal and earn college credit hours at the same time.
 

GENERAL INFORMATION

- Earn three semester hours of college credit for your work experience

- Students will work on a project for the semester/term

- Examples of projects: Create an office procedures manual; revise a procedures manual; convert a manual accounting system to a computerized system; compare accounting software packages/systems;create and/or revise forms for a business; complete corporate practice set; research a topic that is of interest to you (such as the balanced budget, flat tax, stock market, and so on); job interviewing techniques.  These are only a few examples. Students should comlete a project that enhances their accounting experience and education.  All projects will be the equivalent of three-semester hours of credit.

- There are no books to buy

- No exams to take

YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE WEST LOOP CAMPUS OR AT ANY OTHER HCCS CAMPUS

HOW TO CONTACT THE CO-OP COORDINATOR

- Coordinator is Professor Tony Pitts

- Office Phone Number: 713-718-7912

- E-Mail: adspec@wt.net

- If Tony Pitts in not available, you can call Dr. Marina Grau, Accounting Department Chair at 713-718-7905 (she is located at the West Loop campus)

YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE WEST LOOP CAMPUS OR AT ANY OTHER HCCS CAMPUS