Metro College Internship Program seeks undergraduate and graduate students to gain hands-on practical experience in delivering transit service by solving real-world problems that impact Metro's customers and employees.
Requirements
- Applicant must be attending an accredited college or university pursuing a degree in a discipline deemed appropriate for the position intern is seeking.
- The interns major or area of concentration must be aligned with the academic and functional requirements of the position for which the student has applied.
- The intern should at minimum be a rising college sophomore.
- The intern must possess a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA.
- SAP BASIS
Responsibilities
- Compiles, reviews and analyzes data.
- Operates a personal computer to verify, input and correct data required for producing reports.
- Research data for and assists in the preparation of management, operations, technical and administrative reports.
- Utilizes management memoranda, fiscal and operations reports and data to complete assignments.
- Produces tangible work product specific to the assigned department to include presentations, reports, correspondence, graphic representation of data and/or project plans.
- Reviews reports to identify problems based upon standard criteria and guidance from supervisors; recommends solutions as instructed.
- Participates in training sessions related to various functions performed by department to which assigned; attends appropriate Authority, departmental and office meetings, etc., in order to gain exposure to transit functions.
Other
- The Metro College Internship Program will run from June 1, 2026, to August 14, 2026.
- Assignments may include both office and field work across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
- Field duties may include interacting with the public, walking railroad tracks, working in bus and rail maintenance facilities, handling tools and equipment, and riding in Metro vehicles.
- Graduation from high school or the possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
- In cases where the internship is a progressive internship offering the consecutive summer opportunities through graduation, the intern must receive a favorable performance evaluation for the prior summer in order to be considered for each subsequent summer.
