Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§1161n Statement of Purpose; Definition
Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER IX — ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS › Part N — Cooperative Education › § 1161n
Summary
Grants go to colleges or groups of colleges to help them set up student work programs that teach job skills and let students earn money while they are in school. Cooperative education: a program that mixes classroom study with paid public or private work, either by alternating study and work or doing both at once, so students gain job experience related to their goals and can pay for their education.
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Title 20, §1161n
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(a)Purpose
It is the purpose of this part to award grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions to encourage such institutions to develop and make available to their students work experience that will aid such students in future careers and will enable such students to support themselves financially while in school.
(b)Definition
In this part the term “cooperative education” means the provision of alternating or parallel periods of academic study and public or private employment to give students work experiences related to their academic or occupational objectives and an opportunity to earn the funds necessary for continuing and completing their education.
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20 U.S.C. § 1161n
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110