Your internship will help you gain career-related experience prior to graduation. This experience will help to determine future career paths, technical and related elective choices, and provide direction for determining IST options. Additionally, you will have opportunities to develop technical writing and presentation skills. You will understand why you have to take the classes Penn State requires, and how you will apply them in the workplace. The salary is dependent on the IST option, work location, experience, and semester standing.
Many students are able to save money to help pay for their college education.
In addition, some employers offer tuition assistance, 401-K participation, relocation assistance, and housing stipends. In the internship program, the job search process is made easy for you. Penn State works with companies, locates the job opportunities, and makes them available to you through a secure Web site. We bring company representatives on campus and set up the interviews, as well as guide you through the process with workshops and other information. Many employers offer students who have interned with them full-time employment upon graduation.