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Make
Your Work Hours Count!
Discover the Internship Program at Oakton.
Student
Benefits
- Build
your professional résumé or portfolio;
- Transfer classroom
learning to “real world” experience;
- Fulfill learning
goals;
- Earn $9 to
$15 per hour working in your field of study.
Who is
eligible?
- Students enrolled
full or part time in credit or noncredit courses at Oakton;
- Students with
12-15 credit hours in their major field of study;
- Students with
a 2.5 GPA or higher;
- Students able
to commit 5 - 20 hours per week for 10 - 16 weeks (actual time determined
by employer).
What kinds of internships are available?
- Internships
are available in almost every major, especially accounting,
graphic design, marketing/sales, IT, and manufacturing.
Please note: We do not place students in direct patient care
positions (nursing, substance abuse counseling, etc.); see your
department chair for more information on the practicums/clinicals
required in your major.
- For a
listing of current internships, download Current
Internship Opportunities.
How do
I start?
Student Testimonial
"Through Oakton’s supportive approach, I have felt
grounded while reaching for new levels of life experience. The
Internship Program unites education with application, making it
immediately relevant to life."
-- Carolyn Schwartz, student intern at S.O.U.L. Creations, Inc.,
Evanston, IL
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