COMTO’s Careers In Transpiration for Youth (CITY) Intern Program

COMTO’s Careers In Transportation for Youth (CITY) Internship Program provides minority college juniors and seniors with a unique opportunity to gain professional and practical experience in the transportation industry. Through the CITY Program, COMTO seeks to prepare the best and brightest to become leaders, decision makers and change agents in the transportation industry. Interns will work, learn and gain professional development and team-leading experience at transportation agencies or businesses, while exploring careers within the industry.

Internship Application

CITY Interns must be eligible to work in the United States or Canada and belong to an underrepresented or minority group in the transportation industry. Interns must be undergraduate or graduate students in a STEAM discipline, who are enrolling full-time in the coming fall academic term, with a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and must be willing to authorize COMTO HQ to conduct a background check.

What Interns Can Expect:

  • Internship Dates: Program temporarily suspended due to COVID-19

  • 36-40 hour work weeks

  • Placement at a public transportation agency or private company with a business in transportation

  • Professional development webinars and training

  • Transportation, lodging, meals, and fees at COMTO’s National Meeting & Training Conference

Internship Qualifications:

  • Immediate exposure to emerging industry professionals

  • US Citizen

  • Belong to an under-represented or minority group

  • Rising college junior or senior currently enrolled full-time and planning to enroll full-time next fall at an accredited institution of higher education

  • Minimum GPA of 3.0

  • Able to successfully pass a background check

  • Reside or attend school in/near the internship location

  • Available to attend National Meeting & Training Conference

Application Deadline November 1, 2022

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Thank you 2019
CITY Interns!

Kristen Sauceda, OCTA
Evonnie Estrada, LA METRO
Maya Kulkarni, OCTA
Claire Garland, LA METRO
Melany Arriola, OCTA

Application Timeline

Application Open: 9/5/2023
Application Deadline: 11/1/2023
Applicant Notification: Jan. 2023
National Conference: July 6-12th