Saunders students gain meaningful work experience before graduation

Fourth-year Management Information Systems student Zachary White recognized that his hands-on first-year business courses gave him the courage to take on fulltime employment the summer after his freshman year. Thanks to The Freshman Experience: Biz 1+2 program, Zachary found the confidence to apply for, and receive, a competitive internship at Intuit.

Zachary's story is not uncommon at Saunders College of Business. Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has established one of the oldest and largest cooperative (co-op) education programs in the country. All students work in full-time, paid positions as a part of the curriculum, allowing students to translate knowledge from the classroom into real-world situations and continually enhance vital personal skills needed for post-graduation jobs.

With the support of RIT's Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, business students have access to countless resources, including two university-wide Career Fairs that bring more than 250 companies to campus to interview perspective employees.

Learn more about Zachary's story, the co-op experience at Saunders College and check out more Saunders student co-op spotlights.

The Co-op Experience • Co-Op Spotlights • Saunders Features

Saunders Undergraduate Degrees
Accounting • Finance • International Business
Management • Management Information systems • Marketing
New Media Marketing • Business Exploration • Biz 1+2
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) DEGREES
MBA TRADITIONAL • ACCELERATED 4+1 MBA
Fast-Track MBA • MBA IN ACCOUNTING • PART-TIME MBA
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) DEGREES
MS in ACCOUNTING • MS IN FINANCE • MS IN COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE
MS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIVE VENTURES
MS IN MANAGEMENT • GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MS IN MANAGEMENT • LEADERSHIP
MS IN MANAGEMENT • PRODUCT AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM
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About Saunders College of Business at RIT

Saunders College of Business is one of nine colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). Recognized and ranked, Saunders is home to more than 1,000 enrolled students with over 18,000 alumni worldwide. Partnerships with RIT’s Venture Creations incubator and top ranked Albert J. Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship help Saunders College deliver a business education that is integrated with RIT’s world-leading technical and creative programs. Saunders College offers undergraduate (BS), Masters (MS), Masters of Business Administration (MBA), and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs where students gain real-world business experiences in the classroom and through cooperative education programs.