COOP Careers

COOP is working to build a diverse movement of upwardly mobile first-generation college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections. 

We want to reignite our nation’s promise of upward mobility for those who strive to achieve a brighter future for themselves and their families—to ensure the American Dream is a reality for all. We will ensure that these grads make the connections they need for the careers they deserve.

Four-in-five alumni overcome underemployment within a year. Prior to the program, COOP Careers’ participants earn an average actual wage of $22,532 for the prior 12 months before enrollment and work at a job that doesn’t require their college degree. One year post-program, COOP Careers alumni earn an average annual salary of $56,412, more than doubling their pre-program salary.

Since 2014, COOP has run over 300 cohorts with almost 4,000 alumni, on our way to 10,000 in our first decade of operation.