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Experience Necessary: Career College Internships

by: Tamara Moffett

An increasing number of students are choosing to continue their education at career colleges. Career colleges are designed to provide students with specialized training in specific fields such as business administration, medical assisting and criminal justice. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of available jobs in fields that require specialized training is expected to increase through the year 2016. Career colleges seek to meet the needs of these employers by providing career training programs that emphasize the development of job skills.

Career colleges give students the opportunity to acquire and fine tune valuable job skills through hands-on experience and career training. Career colleges such as ITT Technical Institute, Western Career College, Career Point College and Career College of Northern Nevada accomplish this in part through internship or externship programs. Career college internship programs involve in-depth, hands-on practice and career training. Career college externship programs allow students to observe and learn from professionals who are currently working in their chosen field.

Students normally complete their internships or externships at participating local businesses. Many career colleges will even allow students to receive course credit for successfully completing an internship or externship. In addition to hands-on career training, program requirements may also include attendi

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