Metro College Intern Program
The Metro College Intern Program — through the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — is designed to cultivate future talent through paid internships, which offer increasing levels of work experience and professional development opportunities associated with the transit industry and Metro’s operational environment. The program runs approximately 12 weeks, typically June through August. All internships are based in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.
For more information and to apply to the Metro College Intern Program, visit wmata.com/internship.
Benefits of the Metro College Intern Program
- Increase knowledge base, resume growth, build communication and team work skills.
- Make valuable connections and partnerships through fellow interns and the contacts obtained through WMATA.
- Opportunity to gage whether a particular career field is right for them.
- Earn supplemental income during the school break to accompany the valuable knowledge and real work experience obtained.
- Exposure to a variety of career opportunities within WMATA
- Free Ridership
Eligibility Qualifications for the Metro College Intern Program
- Must be CURRENTLY enrolled in an accredited college or university, with the student, at minimum, being a rising college sophomore.
- Major in course work aligned with the academic and functional requirements of the position for which the student has applied.
- Minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA. Additional departmental or functional requirements may apply per internship.
- Graduate students are welcome to apply.
- Students must submit an official college transcript to verify eligibility for the Metro College Intern Program.
- Students must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, including all student visas.
- Students must live in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area while employed as an intern.
