I don't think someone enters a co-op program to become an academic. If you come to it from that angle, then yeah there are a lot of things that you can be skept

I don't think someone enters a co-op program to become an academic. If you come to it from that angle, then yeah there are a lot of things that you can be skeptical about. My experience with UoW grads is relatively limited, but I have to say they are among the most battle-tested engineers to come out of university that I've worked with. A few I've known personally are much savvier than engineers many years their senior. Whatever you say have to say about the co-op program, it really gears the students to become strong software engineers in the industry.