CIS students are active participants in Niagara's Cooperative Education Program, in which students can gain professional experience for course credit. Most CIS cooperative experiences are paid. Recent employers of Niagara CIS co-op students include:

• A & F Wholesale Insulation
• Business Telecommunications Systems
• Fastform Fabrication
• Pyron Corporation
• Interactive Voice Response, Inc.
• HSBC (the bank formerly known as Marine Midland)
• Occidental Chemical
• Washington Mills Electro Minerals
• Olin Chlor Alkali Products