Internships

Colleges with strong internship program will be particularly appealing to ENFJ

Most colleges have very functional career service offices that will help you find a part time job, an internship and a career job when it is all done. If you are smart (and I am sure you are), strategically picking your internships can make a world of difference.

CollegeExpress: Making a difference college
Parade Magazine: 22 Colleges with great internships
Huffington Post: Research Universities with the highest internship rates

According to AACU, Service Learning is a high impact practice for colleges:
Internships are another increasingly common form of experiential learning. The idea is to provide students with direct experience in a work setting—usually related to their career interests—and to give them the benefit of supervision and coaching from professionals in the field. If the internship is taken for course credit, students complete a project or paper that is approved by a faculty member.
What does the research say?
“Do it!” Researchers in the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA found students who participated in service learning demonstrated greater engagement in the classroom, an increased sense of personal identity, and a heightened awareness of the world around them. The data identified a positive impact on interpersonal skills (working with others, leadership, and communication), spiritual growth, and moral development.
Analysts at Vanderbilt University reviewed service learning research, finding both students and faculty members reported positive learning effects, such as strengthened critical thinking and problem analysis abilities. This is because service learning participation increases how often students discuss their experiences, intensifies how they learn from one another, and amplifies the emotional and analytical support from faculty members.

Statistics reveal the value of internships

Do Unpaid internships lead to jobs?

With especially strong internship programs.

Bennington College(VT)

100%

College of the Atlantic(ME)

100%

Delaware Valley College (PA)

100%

Holy Cross College(IN)

100%

Lasell College (MA)

100%

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

100%

Wagner College (NY)

100%

William Peace University (NC)

100%

Burlington College(VT)

94%

American University(DC)

90%

Bentley University(MA)

90%

Husson University(ME)

90%

Taylor University (IN)

90%

Source: USNEWS

More great internship programs.

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Berea, KY

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Elon University

Elon, NC

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Purdue University— West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Staten Island, NY

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