Internships
Internship Structure and Guidelines
As a central component of Battle Creek Central Career Academies programming, students are required to complete a work-based learning experience before graduation in order to earn a BCCHS Career Academies Endorsement on their diploma. Career Academies internships are designed to expose students to an industry of their choosing and to provide broadly defined workplace skills relevant to that career field and the professional world at large.
Students in the class of 2022 must complete a minimum of 36 approved internship hours to earn internship credit. Students in the classes of 2023 and beyond must earn a minimum of 72 approved internship hours. Students may complete all internship hours in a single learning environment or may choose to blend learning environments in order to complete the minimum requirement of hours.
Options for internship fulfillment experiences include:
Student-Sourced Employment
Pathway Volunteer Hours
CTE / Work-Based Experience Credit
Goodwill Connects Summer Employment
BCCHS Career Academies Partner Organization
Upcoming Internship Opportunities
CACC Internships: Students who attend the Calhoun Area Career Center (CACC) may be eligible for an internship opportunity or Co-Op experience through the CACC. Reach out to your CACC counselor to learn more!
Education Pathway Summer Internship: This paid internship experience employs BCCHS Education pathway students as staff members in BCPS elementary summer programming. Email Carrie Briggs at cbriggs@battlecreekpublicschools.org to apply or for more information.
Goodwill Connects Summer Internship: Bearcat scholars can earn up to $2100 through a Goodwill Connects PAID summer work experience, available for students in all pathways. Applications will be available in April.