California Community College Internship Program (CCCIP)
The California Community College Internship Program (CCCIP) is a year-long program that provides qualifying graduate students interested in teaching or administration the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience in a community college setting. Participating graduate students can expect focused training and professional development, opportunities for teaching experiences and curriculum development, mentorship from current community college faculty in their field, and other preparatory experiences core to a community college career.
The CCCIP is open to UC Irvine and UC Riverside PhD and MFA students in all fields. Students must be enrolled full-time, be in good academic standing, and have advanced to candidacy prior to starting the program in the summer. Interns will receive a $7,500 fellowship stipend for the summer, during which they will engage in specialized training focused on community colleges and pedagogy.
Applications for the 2023-2024 CCCIP cohort will open in Winter Quarter 2023. Please see program requirements below.
CCCIP Program Requirements:
- Completion of all summer training including:
- UCI DTEI Course Design Certificate (8-10 hours)
- Community College Teaching Training: Inclusive Teaching Practices at Community Colleges (1 hour)
- Community College Career Development and IDP Workshop (2 hours)
- Community College Teaching and Diversity Statements (2 hours)
- Community College Faculty Panel (1 hour)
- Additional Trainings (5 hours)
- Internship commitment of at least two quarters, with fall quarter required.
- Submission of a learning agreement that outlines all required and anticipated internship activities, prepared and reviewed by the intern and community college faculty mentor.
- Registration in 2 – 8 units of UNI STU 297 (UCI students) or GDIV 498i (UCR students) per quarter of participation.
- Quarterly check-in meetings with the CCCIP Coordinator.
- Submission of post-program evaluations by both the intern and mentor.
Note: participants are encouraged to not take on additional responsibilities during the summer training period. However, in circumstances where students need additional financial resources, interns may take on an additional appointment up to 50%. This is only during the summer period.
During the academic year, interns will work closely with a faculty mentor at a local community college. Activities may include, but are not limited to, leading a classroom lecture, developing a classroom assignment and grading rubric, attending department meetings, and informational interviewing with community college faculty and other administrators.
Application Process
Applications for the 2023-2024 CCCIP cohort will open in Winter Quarter 2023.
Applications will be reviewed based on alignment of career goals with the CCCIP mission, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and postsecondary teaching experience. Students do not have to have prior experience as a learner or instructor in the community college setting.
Applicants will be asked to answer several short-answer questions, receive approval from their UCI/UCR faculty advisor, and upload a copy of their updated resume or curriculum vitae.
For updated information on applying for the 2023-2024 cohort, including opportunities to attend information sessions, please check this webpage in January. A recording of an information session from this past 2022-2023 application cycle is below.
Questions about the CCCIP can be emailed to cccip@uci.edu.