Since the start of the 2010 school year, the College of Computer & Information Technology’s internship program has experienced tremendous growth to such an extent that Internship Coordinators Susan Biszewski-Eber and Deb Montalvo collaborated to expand the internship program college-wide. As the forerunner of this college-wide internship program, the College of Computer & Information Technology has a total of 38 CCIT students to date, who have served internships in the following subject areas: Computer Programming, Web Development, Computer Networking and IT Security. Of all the students who completed an internship, 80% received some form of compensation for their internship and 26 % of students were offered full-time positions, which they accepted.

 While performing their internships, students developed a variety of skill-sets which enabled them to complete various tasks in the Information Technology field such as developing Apple applications, redesigning web sites and developing a database to track sales and products for a major company. As a result, some students were promoted within their existing companies. Of the 22 businesses that employed SPC interns, six participated in SPC’s internship program more than one semester. Ninety-three of those businesses said that they would hire their intern if a position became available.