Courses offered assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, career awareness and other professional skills. Internship courses are a bridge between classroom learning and work with the internship directly related to the students’ major.
Work Experience students apply employability skills known as “soft skills” in a work environment. Soft skills include teamwork, effective communication, time management, adaptability, and problem solving. The skills learned in Work Experience courses help students develop skills that support career and college success.
BENEFITS TO ENROLLING IN WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Improve effectiveness in the workplace
- Learn skills that will support career advancement
- Apply skills learned in the classroom to the job and vice versa
- Apply goal-setting techniques to achieve success both professionally and personally
- Earn college credit towards a certificate, a degree, or to transfer
- Meet full-time student status for financial or other aid
WORK EXPERIENCE COURSES OFFERED:
- General Work Experience
- Occupational Work Experience
- Internship courses
- Community Engagement courses
- Apprenticeship courses
SANTA ROSA CAMPUS
Bertolini Student Center,
3rd floor, Room 4842
(707) 527-4329
Business Hours: M-Th 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am to noon
*Closed Fridays during summer semester
PETALUMA CAMPUS
Kathleen Doyle Hall
Resource Center, Room 214
(707) 778-3920
Open by appointment Mondays and Thursdays 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Web site: http://workexperience.santarosa.edu