Internships

Google, NASA, Mayo Clinic, Saturday Night Live, the U.S. Senate...Kohawk interns have been there, done that.

In addition to scoring coveted internships at organizations across the country, Coe students benefit from abundant internship opportunities right here in one of America's most prosperous midsize cities. All of this has earned Coe recognition as No. 10 on The Princeton Review’s list of Top 20 Best Schools for Internships among private schools.

Internship opportunities abound

Capitol Hill

Ronnie Peltz ’18 studied in Washington, D.C. as part of Coe’s Washington Term. Through the Capitol Hill Internship Program, she interned with Congressman Dan Kildee from Flint, MI. Ronnie now works full time for the federal government.

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Marissa Hedlund ’19 pioneered the museum’s Heritage Garden during two summers as an intern. "I also facilitated garden-based programming for children and learned about Czech and Slovak food, culture and history in the process."

Health & Science Internship Program

Coe’s Health & Science Internship Program offers a chance to spend May Term exploring career options. Sara Heineman ’13 interned with the Physician’s Clinic of Iowa and Cancer Risk Assessment Clinic at St. Luke’s. She now works as a genetic counselor.

X Labs (formerly Google [X])

Ben Perez ’19 spent a summer interning at X Labs in manufacturing and software engineering. He networked with Coe alum Sandeep Giri ’04, who works in advanced technology engineering. One Coe student is selected to intern at Google each summer.

TIES at St. Luke’s

Jaclyn Pecille ’19 interned with the Teaching Interventions to Empower and Strengthen families program at St. Luke’s Resource Center. The interviewing and resume-writing skills taught in Coe’s Applied Contemporary Psychology course helped her land the internship.

Honkamp Krueger & Co. PC | RSM | St. John & Gielau LLP

Clarice LeBlanc ’18 completed three accounting internships, starting with a referral by a fellow Kohawk to Honkamp Krueger. She later completed auditing and tax internships, then accepted a full-time job at one of the firms.

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of students are guaranteed an internship, research or off-campus study opportunity

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ACTUALLY 1,000s of internship and job opportunities literally around the corner in Cedar Rapids

At least 1

Coe student is selected to intern at Corning Inc. and X Labs (formerly Google [X]) each summer

medical centers that offer internships within walking distance of campus

A student works with an advisor in the Center for Creativity and Careers

Any major. Anywhere.

We’ll help you succeed.

Our psychology students complete a special course designed to prepare them for and help them find an internship. A May Term specifically designed for health and science majors allows them to explore the career field at local medical institutions. Our Center for Creativity and Careers can help you write a resume, practice for an interview or find a job or internship. Plus, our professors use their connections to get your foot in the door and gain valuable work experience.

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