College Plus One provides housing, internship placement, management and supervision in a placement site and combines The Washington Center professional development program with an intensive career development and job search technique class. The CP1 class meets on the off-day, generally Fridays, for one to three hours. Interns are quickly oriented to the opportunities and search techniques proven effective in the Washington, D.C. job market. The Washington Center College Plus One Program can help you develop the network, the contacts, and the skills to land a job in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Eligibility Students may apply for admission up to 18 months after graduation with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
Selection is competitive and space is limited.
Early application is encouraged. Students selected to participate in these programs are not eligible for financial assistance from The Washington Center. They are eligible for any stipends offered by their internship placement site. In the fall I interned with the White House Unit of CNN and now have a job in the CNN Newsroom and work on all shows including Inside Politics with Bernard Shaw and Judy Woodruff and The World Today with Wolf Blitzer. Last fall a group of Washington Center Interns helped tape a session of This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cookie Roberts of ABC on the grounds of the Vice Presidential mansion.