Introduced in 1919 as one of the first models of its kind, co-op is integral to the University's educational experience. The cornerstone of Drexel's career preparation model has been its cooperative education (co-op) program. In 1927, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted Drexel the privilege to confer the master of science degree, and in 1965, the doctor of philosophy degree. Originally a non-degree-granting institution, Drexel began conferring bachelor of science degree in 1914, when its 18 departments were organized into four schools. Drexel's vision was realized in 1891 with the establishment of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry. Drexel envisioned an institution of higher learning uniquely suited to the needs of a rapidly growing industrial society and the young women and men seeking their place in it - core values that continue to guide the University in its modern era. Drexel launched a tradition of innovation. In founding the institution that would become Drexel University, Philadelphia financier and philanthropist Anthony J. Drexel will join the ranks of the most impactful and competitive universities in the United States at a time when the nation is clamoring for educational value, jobs, and new ideas for bolstering our economy. Drexel will use and leverage all its assets - outstanding faculty, highly motivated students, over 150,000 alumni world-wide, a pragmatic and entrepreneurial culture, co-operative education, Drexel University Online, and our superior location as a major transportation hub - to create an accessible, relevant and market-leading educational research platform that benefits our diverse community of students, advances our scholarly work, and champions economic development in our region. VisionÄrexel will be the Philadelphia region's leading university excelling in high-quality experiential education, online learning, technology transfer and business incubation, translational research, and urban revitalization. Drexel is an academically comprehensive and globally engaged urban research university dedicated to advancing knowledge and society and to providing every student with a valuable, rigorous, experiential, technology-infused education, enriched by the nation's premier co-operative education program.
#The drexel collective professional
Drexel University fulfills our founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing our collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems.