New Summer Internship Housing Program

Many North County companies either already have a summer internship program or are currently exploring the possibility. In recent months, the City of Carlsbad’s Economic Development department, the San Diego North Economic Development Council, and CSUSM have collaborated to create an option for interns seeking positions at North County companies but encountering challenges in securing short-term housing.

Starting at $350 a week (with significant discounts for longer stays), interns would reside in fully furnished private bedrooms within CSUSM student housing, featuring common living areas. Since companies have different internship compensation models, this program will allow interns to contract directly with the university, or companies may offer this housing options a part of the internship experience. Crucially, these interns do NOT need to be CSUSM students – just interns at North County companies that need summer housing.

In addition, the partners plan to host 2 to 3 educational/social programs for interns at multiple North County companies.  Topics may include the importance of developing one’s personal network to a panel discussion of hiring managers.  Possible venues include a San Marcos Brewery, the Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista, a Carlsbad Beach, etc.  The goal is to help interns jumpstart their professional network, while simultaneous showcasing North County as a great place to start a career.

If you are interested, please go to https://www.internhousinghub.com/California-State-University-San-Marcos to receive more information and to sign up for a meeting with CSUSM to discuss details.  You can also email Sofia Ayad at SDNEDC at [email protected].  When you sign up, please let CSUSM know that you learned about this program from <Your chamber name > and SDNEDC.