National College

Business Partnerships

Externships

The National College externship program places students in pre-approved placements to work directly with an assigned workplace supervisor. The placements are in a wide variety of business, healthcare, and computer technology settings. The program is under the supervision of a National College faculty member.

By participating in these programs, students are able to apply the skills they acquire in the classroom in real-world settings. This experience not only helps students gain confidence but gives them a competitive edge as they enter the workforce.

For Employers

Externship benefits include:

• Gain accesses to a pool of highly motivated, qualified, and prescreened students.
• See firsthand whether the student will be a good fit for your business.
• Facilitates recruitment of employees.
• Fills a temporary staffing need.
• Allows employers to free-up advanced and experienced employees to focus on more difficult or sensitive projects.
• At the completion of an externship, externs are trained and experienced potential employees.

If you are interested in having a National College externship student at your place of business, please contact the campus career center director to learn more about this opportunity.

For Students:

Externship opportunities include:

• Accounting Externship

• Advance Life Support Preceptor Externship I
• Advance Life Support Preceptor Externship II
• Advance Life Support Preceptor Externship III
• Business Externship
• Computer Externship
• EMT — Introduction to Field Externship
• Health Information Technician Externship I
• Health Information Technician Externship II
• Information System Externship
• Information Technology Externship
• Medical Assisting Externship

• Office Professional Externship
• Paralegal Externship
• Pharmacy Technician Externship

• Radio & Television Externship
• Surgical Technology Procedures III
• Tourism & Hospitality Externship

Check your local campus for program availability. Although widely available, not all programs offer an externship placement. In some instances, externship placements may be offered but not a curriculum requirement.