Tony Morales, Engineering Intern, The FTC, suited up to work in the DMEA clean room		Dhon Santos, Graphic Designs Intern, The FTC, working on a marketing design project

Internship Program

As part of its charter to provide services to colleges and universities, The FTC has established a very successful engineering and marketing intern programs. Students in the engineering program are recruited from area universities including California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) to work at the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), McClellan Business Park. The marketing program has also targeted students from CSUS, as well as the Los Rios Community College District to work at The FTC.

The students involved in the engineering program are assigned to DMEA and work in the DMEA facility. Each student is put through a structured training program and then assigned projects on operational systems. DMEA assigns a mentor to work with the student to assure that the student has the proper guidance. To date, the program has been a positive learning experience for the students, and DMEA has also benefited from the projects completed by the students.

The students involved in the marketing program have had opportunities to be involved in many valuable activities such as designing marketing and advertising material, logos, brochures, and conference programs. They have also been involved in planning seminars, conducting research, designing and maintaining databases and more. The FTC considers the marketing intern program a great success not only because it enables students to gain valuable skills that they can transfer into their future marketing careers, but also, because, through the program, The FTC has greatly benefited from the students' skills, their work, and their fresh insight.

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