GREAT LAKES

This is an issue Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates first started to address in 2013, funding the creation of paid internships for low-income students at four-year institutions with its Career Ready Internship Grant. Great Lakes has seen firsthand the benefits of paid internships at these institutions. Previous grantees reported that 98 percent of participating students either graduated or continued in their academic programs the following semester. Great Lakes is now seeking to learn best practices for establishing and administering paid internship programs at two-year colleges... Madison, Wis., February 15, 2016 - At Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and Affiliates, we work daily to put millions of people on the path to economic security by helping them complete college and successfully repay their student loans... Great Lakes aims to share lessons learned during the grant period with colleges nationwide by releasing a collection of best practices gleaned..

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