Positive Partnership: Creating Internships for Community College Students - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed

A September policy brief from the left-leaning think tank New America finds, while 70 percent of community college students work, they’re less likely to land paid internships or work in jobs related to their fields of study. A winter 2023 Student Voice survey found one-quarter of two-year students had never had an experiential learning opportunity or internship. “Given the high share of community college students working to meet financial obligations, work-based learning should provide high enough wages, work hours, and schedule flexibility to be accessible to the many students who want to participate,” according to the policy brief.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2024/10/25/employers-four-year-colleges-provide-community