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