Program Overview

The Transportation Career Academy Program (TCAP) began as a “school within a school” in cooperation with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Norwalk- La Mirada Unified School District.  For the past 28 years, TCAP has since grown to include several other school districts in Los Angeles County. TCAP provides summer internship opportunities to students who are currently a member of the graduating classes of 2025 and 2026. Metro targets students who are transit dependent, reside in Los Angeles County, and live or attend a school near a Metro rail station (including rail expansion projects).

TCAP offers students an opportunity to learn about careers in transportation and participate in real-world projects at one of the nation’s largest public transportation agencies.  The program also provides a professional mentorship relationship for interns and their mentors and an innovative approach to promote public transportation, anti-graffiti, and safety education programs.

The session runs for seven weeks. TCAP participants will meet in person starting Friday, June 20, 2025, and will present their final Project Team presentations on Friday, August 1, 2025.  These sessions will be explained in further detail at the first in-service training session, which will be on Friday, June 20, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Program Features

• Mandatory In-Service Trainings scheduled on-site for each Friday from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM for the duration of the program.

• First In-Service Training session will cover Metro and TCAP policies, procedures, practices, and team assignments (i.e. new employee orientation).

• Metro TCAP Project Leaders and Metro Team Sponsors will provide insight on how to prepare for a career in transportation. 

• Virtual meetings for each team are either 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Monday - Thursday.

• Team Projects on transportation-specific issues. 

• Virtual meeting with Metro’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stephanie N. Wiggins or designee

• Virtual Metro tour highlighting Metro Operations, Maintenance, and Facilities. 

• Networking and professional development opportunities, including full access to LinkedIn Learning.

• Closing graduation ceremony will  be convened on August 1, 2025 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Attendance will consist of high school representatives, Metro supervisors/mentors, parents, and Project Team Sponsors and Leaders.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Metro's TCAP Summer Internship Program will be conducted via LATTC's Zoom web-conferencing platform. TCAP Student Interns are only permitted to make use of LATTC's virtual web-conferencing platform or an external virtual meeting platform approved by Talent Development Project Leader(s).

TCAP Team 

Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) Team