SSU student internships with local businesses. SSU's career development office coordinates dozens of structured internship programs at companies such as State Farm Insurance, Longs Drugs, United Parcel Service, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and even at temporary employment agencies. Students in SRJC's health care programs. Because of the technical nature of health care education, SRJC students spend a great deal of their instructional time in clinical settings. An estimated 275 students a semester participate in health care education programs that put them in medical facilities as part of their instruction.
Nursing students are at local hospitals and clinics.
Dental assistants work at dental offices. X-ray technicians are at hospitals and radiologic groups. Vocational nurses work at Sutter and Memorial hospitals. Medical assistants work at doctors offices and hospitals. Home health aides work at skilled nursing centers.