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MTC Seeks High School Students for Paid Internships

Application Deadline is March 28

OAKLAND, CA — Nearly two dozen high school students from throughout the Bay Area will receive paid work experience in the field of transportation this summer through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)’s High School Internship Program. MTC has set March 28 th as the deadline for submittal of applications from high school students who are at least 16 years old and will have completed at least the tenth grade by the start of the program this June.

“The program’s purpose is to introduce students to potential careers in transportation,” noted MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger. One of MTC’s citizen advisory panels, the Minority Citizens Advisory Committee, provided guidance in the design of the program, and assists with recruitment of high school students.

Students will be employed, either full- or part-time, in the summer with cities and public agencies in a department related to transportation planning or engineering, public works or public transit. Approximately 25 paid internships ($9.50 per hour) are available throughout the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The student can view all of the positions and select the internship(s) s/he is most interested in being considered for by going to the MTC Web site at www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_school/. Students must have completed at least the tenth grade by the start of the program, and have a minimum grade point average of 2.8. Applications from students with grade point averages below 2.8 will be considered if accompanied by two letters of recommendation.

“This is an opportunity for students throughout the entire region,” commented Ann Macaulay, program manager. “Along with the more urbanized parts of the Bay Area such as Alameda, San Jose and San Francisco, we’re particularly seeking student applications in Napa, Solano, Marin and Sonoma counties.”

Application packets are available online from the MTC Web site (www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/high_school/) or by request via e-mail to highschool@bayareametro.gov. In addition, MTC’s High School Internship Coordinator can be contacted at (510) 817-5807 for further information. Applications will be accepted via fax to (510) 817-5848 or may be mailed or delivered in person to MTC at 101 8th Street, Oakland, California, 94607 (no e-mailed applications will be accepted).

The deadline for submitting completed applications — including a one-page cover letter and a letter of recommendation — is Friday, March 28, although some counties will have jobs open until filled.

MTC is the regional transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

Contact:

Jamila Williams, MTC: (510) 817-5807; Ann Macaulay, MTC: (510) 817-5741