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Remote Externship Opportunities for Community College Students


Build your resume with real-world business projects. Real companies, real problems, real work. Plus, receive a $500 stipend upon completion.

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Made possible with support from the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.

We’re offering the best way for community college students to break into their careers.
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‍How? It’s simple—just 3 easy steps:

What’s Waiting for You:

Flexibility to Fit You
We get it—classes, social lives, jobs—life can be chaotic. That's why our programs are fully remote and flexible, leaving you with more time to do what matters to you.
Earn While You Learn
Upon completion, receive a $500 stipend to recognize your hard work and dedication. At each program you'll spend about 10 hours per week over 6-12 weeks.
A Competitive Resume  
You don’t need a degree from a traditional four-year university to stand out to recruiters. Develop essential career skills through real work.
Your Dream Job
It’s time to get hired; nearly half of our externs have landed jobs or internships with Fortune 1000 companies within a year, including Google, Microsoft, Tesla, and more!
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Stipend Eligibility

To receive your stipend, you must:

  • Attend / recently attended a US-based community college
  • Be a first-time participant — students who have previously received a stipend through an Extern community college externship are not eligible for an additional stipend
  • Successfully complete all program requirements and deliverables
  • Maintain high attendance at scheduled meetings and sessions
  • Be located in the United States

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Extern reserves the right to withhold stipend payments in cases of suspected misrepresentation or fraudulent activity.

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Attronica
Corporate Finance
Financial Modeling
Financial Statement Analysis
Private Company Valuation
DCF & Comps
Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation

Finance is changing. Learn to use AI to analyze real financials, benchmark performance, and build an exec-level financial memo.

8 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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BeReal
Product Management
User Journey Mapping
Competitive Benchmarking
Prototyping & Wireframing
Usability Testing
BeReal Product Management

Design + prototype the next big social app feature Gen Z actually wants. Build real UI/UX and product management experience with Canva, analyzing user insights, and pitching your final feature concept—all with BeReal.

8 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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Breaking Games
Business Intelligence
SQL
Database Design
E-Commerce Analytics
Marketing Attribution
SQL & Database Architecture Externship with Breaking Games

Turn six messy CSVs into an analytics database and a Q4 dashboard that drives real business decisions. SQL + Claude.

Interview Opportunity
Interview Opportunity
8 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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Health-Ade (Generous Brands)
Consumer Research
Survey Design
Competitive Benchmarking
Data Visualization
AI-Assisted Analysis
Health-Ade (Generous Brands) Consumer Behavior & Insights Externship with Generous Brands

A shopper buys kombucha Tuesday, a smoothie Friday. A $1B beverage brand can't explain why. Build the real survey and find the insights that can.

6 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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Institute of Mental Health
Stakeholder Mapping
Systems Thinking
Root Cause Analysis
Process Mapping
Change Management
Institute of Mental Health Healthcare Operations & Consulting

Redesign mental health care from the inside out. Map workflows, spot risks, and build tools to make patient care safer, smarter, and more human.

6 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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Mangusta Capital
Venture Capital
Market Analysis
Startup Research
Vertical AI
AI Driven Insights
Mangusta Capital Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis

Scout Vertical AI startups for a SoftBank-pedigreed VC fund — sourcing deals, analyzing founders, writing investment memos.

Internship Opportunity
Internship Opportunity
8 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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ARCeH
Exploratory Data Analysis
Statistical & Correlational Analysis
Data Visualization
Insights Communication
ARCeH Data Analytics, Health Outcomes

Pick a community anywhere in the world. Find the public health data. Figure out what is actually driving childhood mortality there, and build the brief that could change how people respond.

8 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 15, 2026
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Khan Academy
Monetization
AI-Powered Research
Deal Sourcing
Strategic Judgment
Pitch Deck Building
Khan Academy Monetization Strategy & Partnerships

100M people a year learn free on Khan Academy. Someone pays for that. Use AI to source and pitch the deals that fund it next.

7 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 5, 2026
published:
September 22, 2026
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Lean Startup Co.
Company Analysis
Corporate Governance
Due Diligence
Strategic Thinking
Career Strategy
Lean Startup Co. Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by THE Eric Ries

14 hours. Evaluate any company like an insider. Walk out with the portfolio to prove it + an endorsement from Eric Ries.

4 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 12, 2026
published:
September 22, 2026
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Yinan Zhao
Investment Thesis
Valuation DCF Comps
SEC Filings Analysis
Value Investing
Financial Modeling
Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling

Dive into the fundamentals of equity research and financial modeling. Analyze a real public tech company, assess risk and competitive position, build valuation models, and present a full investment memo and pitch to an industry panel.

11 weeks
Live Session Starts:
October 12, 2026
published:
September 22, 2026
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