Internship Program

Contact Us

Career Center
L-Building, L-222
 careerctecenter@sac.edu
 (714) 564-6254

Welcome to the SAC Internship Program

Internships are experiential learning opportunities that integrate real-life work experience with in the classroom learning by providing a setting for knowledge, skill, and career development. The Career Center is here to help you find and start an internship.

Internship Program ​Guidelines​​

​The Internship Program does not guarantee an internship.

  • ​Students seeking an internship need to be proactive and are responsible for their own search ​for internships.​​​ 
  • To receive academic credit, student must enroll in a Work Experience Education course appropriate to the student's program of study at SAC, internship position, and number of credits to hours of work.​ 
  • Visit the Career Center to meet with the Job Developer/Experiential Learning Coordinator for help finding internship opportunities. 
  • Visit the Career Center to meet with the Career Technician for resume assistance and interview preparation.
  • Internship support and services are provided for students enrolled in a degree or certificate program at Santa Ana College or completed a degree or certificate within the last semester.

Requirements for Students include the following: 

  • Must be a current Santa Ana College student working towards a degree or certificate program at SAC OR completed a degree or certificate at SAC within the last semester; 
  • Comple​t​ed at least 12 un​​its and 3 core classes in your degree pathway at SAC; 
  • Completed a high school diploma or GED program and at least 18 years old; and 
  • 2.0 GPA or higher​​​​

Student ​​​​​​​​Intern Responsibilities:

  • ​​​Demonstrate commitment to assigned internship role.​
  • Abide by the employer's policies, procedures, and confidentiality agreements. 
  • Maintain professionalism with company employees and customers/patients. 
  • Ensure punctuality in attendance and submission of task/work assignments. Abide by Santa College Student Code of Conduct. ​​

Intern​ship Opportunities​​​

Check out the Career Center online job board—CAREERLink where employers in the community post their internships for Santa Ana College students. ​Below are some internship positions featured on CAREERLink. 

If you are interested in finding more internship opportunities or have already secured an internship, please submit the SAC Internship Student Intake Form.