Postsecondary
Paid internships
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Paid internships for college students currently enrolled in approved programs:
Business, Computing, Engineering
Internships are with high-profile employers throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties. Student applications will open in March 2024. Interviews will take place in the spring of 2024. The student internships will occur during summer of 2024.
Business, Computing, & Engineering FAQ’s for Colleges/Career Centers
Through the Border Region Talent Pipeline and the hard work of college professors, summer 2024 paid internships are available to community college and university students currently enrolled in the following programs:
Cuyamaca College
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity and Networking
- Information Technology
- System Administration
- Web Development
Grossmont College
- Computer Programming
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity and Networking
- Data Science
- Information Technology Support Specialist
- Web Design
Imperial Valley College
- Accounting Technician
- Agriculture Business
- Business Administration
- Business Management
- Computer Information Technology
- Computer Networking
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
MiraCosta College
- Business Administration for Transfer
- Computer Science for Transfer
- Entrepreneurship
- Management
- Marketing
- Retail Management
- Social Media for Business
- Software Development
- Supply Chain Management
MiraCosta College TCI
- Engineering Technician
Palomar College
- CIS: Data Analytics
- Cloud Computing and Virtualization
- Computer Network Administration (Cisco or Microsoft)
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Information Technology
- Management Information Systems
- Web Design and Development
- Web Development
San Diego College of Continuing Education
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Desktop Technician
- Network Technician
- Security Essentials
San Diego Mesa College
- Business Administration
- Business Management
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Computer Science
- Liberal Arts & Sciences - Business Studies
- Liberal Arts & Sciences - Computer Science
- Marketing
- Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
- Software Engineering Foundations
Southwestern College
- Engineering
CSU San Marcos
- Accounting
- Applied Physics
- Business Analytics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Global Business
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Human Resources
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Software Engineering
San Diego State University
- Aerospace Engineering
- Business Administration
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering with Emphasis in Bioengineering
UC San Diego
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics
- BioSystems
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- EE & Society
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Environmental Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- NanoEngineering
- Structural Engineering
UC San Diego Extended Studies
- Certificates related to Business Management; Lean Six Sigma; Marketing; Project Management; and Supply Management
- Embedded Engineering Systems
- Linux System Administration
- Systems Engineering Certificate
- UCSD DES Cybersecurity Programs
How it works
Students have the opportunity to intern for up to 240 hours of paid work experience!
Opportunities to work in-person, remotely, or hybrid for the business, computing, and engineering internships.
They earn $22/hour
How to qualify
- Students must:
- 1. Be authorized to work lawfully in the United States
- 2. Be enrolled (within the last year) in one of the approved programs listed above
- 3. Complete the internship application
- 4. Submit a PDF copy of their unofficial transcript(s)
- 5. Submit a PDF copy of their resume
Paid work experience for college students in:
Education
Paid work experiences are available with local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout the San Diego and Imperial region for current community college and university students interested in pursuing careers in education. This work experience will take place during the 2024-25 school year.
The student application will open on March 18, 2024 and will close on April 14, 2024.
Interviews will take place in May, 2024.
This list of certificate and degree programs is informational only. Students do not need to be enrolled in one of these programs to participate in this opportunity. Local school districts are looking for subject matter experts in a wide variety of content areas. Students with a background in STEM are in very high demand in K-12 education!
ANY STUDENT who is interested in pursuing a career in teaching is encouraged to apply!
Cuyamaca College
- Child Development / Education
- English
- History / Social Science
- Math
Grossmont College
- Child Development and Family Studies
- Counseling
- Counseling, Student Development and Matriculation
- English
- History / Social Science
- Math
Imperial Valley College
- Child Development
- Education
- Behavioral Science
MiraCosta College
- Black Studies
- Chicano Studies
- Child Development
- Education
- English
- Ethnic Studies
- Math
Palomar College
- Child Development
- Education
- English
- Ethnic Studies
- Math
San Diego City College
- Black Studies
- Chicano Studies
- Child Development
- English
- History / Social Science
- Math
San Diego Mesa College
- Black Studies
- Child Development
- Education
- English
- Math
- Social Sciences
San Diego Miramar College
- Child Development
- English
- Humanities
- History / Social Science
- Math
Southwestern College
- Education
- English
- Family Studies
- Liberal Studies - Elementary Education
- Humanities
- Math
CSU San Marcos
- Child & Adolescent Development
- Education
- Ethnic Studies
- History / Social Science
- Human Development
- Liberal Studies
- Mathematics, Emphasis in Math Education
San Diego State University
- Child Development
- English, in prep for SS Teaching Credential
- History / Social Science
- Liberal Studies
- Mathematics, Emphasis in Math Education
UC San Diego
- Education Sciences
- Ethnic Studies
- General Physics / Secondary Education
- History / Social Science
- Human Developmental Sciences
- Mathematics - Secondary Education
How it works
Students will earn $20/hour for up to 290 hours of work experience!
(250 hours at a K-12 school site plus 40 hours of training, onboarding, and ongoing support)
Students will have the opportunity to work with K-12 students at a local elementary, middle or high school during the 24-25 school year.
Students will receive training and ongoing support throughout the duration of their work experience.
How to qualify
- Students must:
- 1. Be authorized to work lawfully in the United States
- 2. Complete the work experience application
- 3. Submit a short video or written statement introducing themselves and explaining why they want a career in education
- 4. Submit a PDF copy of their unofficial transcript(s)
- 5. Submit a PDF copy of their resume
More information
The K-16 Collaborative hosted an internship program information session for career center staff, professors, and administrators at the colleges on December 15, 2023.
Resources:
Sustainability Efforts
Our grant is supporting paid internships for college students. However, we are cognizant of the importance to create sustainable work-based learning opportunities once our grant is over. We are currently looking at developing a Pilot Apprenticeship program, as well as how to collaborate with the LAEP program.
Pilot Apprenticeship
The San Diego-Imperial Regional Consortium recently hired Joseph Stark, Apprenticeship Director. He is working with the community colleges to find ways to support them in creating new and innovative apprenticeship programs.
Our grant is looking to create a pilot, built off of the paid internship program. The goal is to have existing industry partners who have interns, to transition the college students to an apprenticeship to continue their training. More information to come!
LAEP
The Learning-Aligned Employment Program (LAEP) offers eligible students at public colleges and universities the opportunity to earn money to help defray their educational costs while gaining education-aligned career-related employment. Visit the California Student Aid Commission website for more information.
Our grant is working with our local community colleges and universities to support this work and create a smooth transition with our industry partners.
Community College Resources
Although the resources may look slightly different at each institution, they all share similar goals and opportunities to support students for work experiences while in college and upon graduation.
Each community college has a Career Center. As part of their services, they typically have student employment services for on-campus jobs, a career center to help support external work experiences, a job board platform, and cooperative work experiences where a student can earn college credit and acquire on-the-job training simultaneously.
- Cuyamaca College Career Center
- Grossmont College Career Center
- Imperial Valley College Career Services Center
- MiraCosta College Career Center
- Palomar College Career Center
- San Diego College of Continuing Education Career Services
- San Diego Mesa College Career Center
- San Diego Miramar College Career Services
- San Diego City College Career Center
- Southwestern College Employment & Internships
University Resources
Similarly, the universities all have career services for on and off-campus opportunities. They utilize Handshake as their job board platform, and typically have a wealth of workshops and resources available – many of which are readily available on their websites.
