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Mentor college students and establish a direct line to a great local talent pool.
Introducing Achieve College Internships
The Achieve College Internships program connects talented, diverse college juniors with high-quality paid summer internships, professional training, mentors and career networks at local companies and organizations. The program is designed to help young professionals launch their careers in the Twin Cities and provide opportunities for employers to discover and support new talent.
Our interns include Step Up alums, Minneapolis and Saint Paul public schools graduates and scholars participating in Minnesota Private College Fund Black Men's Success Initiative.
We're a leader in career and college readiness programs
Achieve Twin Cities has over 20 years of experience creating internships with large and small businesses, delivering nationally recognized career and college readiness programs and connecting students with professional mentors and employers.
Through Achieve College Internships, we've provided high-quality internships for over 150 students from 20 colleges and universities, connecting them with Twin Cities employers that range from global businesses to local companies, nonprofits and community-based organizations.
Meet some of our college interns
![College Intern in company lounge](/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/image-grid-images/52280218525_d42c74a05f_k.jpg.webp?itok=-42S9bZO)
Dinah at People Incorporated
![Intern and supervisor at laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/image-grid-images/52280144632_842335c0d8_k%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=GKbh72TV)
Abdulahi at Ameriprise
![High school and college interns in hospital hallway](/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/image-grid-images/52280092920_a6e7eb3d8f_k%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=v1iUpDmh)
Hani at Children's Minnesota
![Man standing in office smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/image-grid-images/Boston%20Scientific.jpg.webp?itok=O7_GWWAQ)
Kevyn at Boston Scientific
![Woman wearing a mask working at a desktop computer](/sites/default/files/styles/grid/public/image-grid-images/Graco.jpg.webp?itok=FAOSMCIL)
Suabyi at Graco
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Brian at Upsher-Smith
"The Pollen team told me time and again how the work I was doing directly impacted their company and helped their staff. The projects I took on allowed the rest of the team to tackle other work and will help with efficiency in the future, too. A couple of my projects are even being published!"
![Step Up intern and supervisor](/sites/default/files/styles/full_image/public/full-image/52279983314_f975658766_k.jpg.webp?itok=GqFy3-9q)