In the fourth year at OLSBC, students participate in a 250+ hour internship with a local business. All internships are specific to each student and their career pathway. Throughout winter and spring quarters, look for our Internship Stories on our website and social media pages.
Intern: Zack
Place of Internship: Orion Industries
Internship Duties: Complete aerospace manufacturing jobs for Orion, who serves Boeing. Job duties include assembly process, inventory, shipping & receiving and precision machining parts.
Career Pathway: Aerospace engineering
“What I find challenging at my internship is just the number of ways that you can make a mistake but i can overcome this by always having someone else check to see if they find anything obviously wrong before I move to the next step and I always complete one of something and have it checked before I complete all of that thing.”
Zack
About Orion Industries:
Founded in 1957, Orion Industries is a mission-driven nonprofit, providing career pathways to
individuals with barriers to employment, such as learning disabilities, low incomes, and mental
health. Orion is a social enterprise that uses operations in its Aerospace Manufacturing Division
and Contact Center Services Division as platforms to teach people job skills through a
combination of classroom instruction and paid training, including mentoring and internship
programs. The divisions also provide sustainable funding for their social mission. In addition,
Fortune 500 companies look to Orion for high-quality aerospace manufacturing and contact
center support. Orion is headquartered in Auburn, WA, and are supported by their additional
locations in Mukilteo, WA and Fort Eustis, VA.
Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) is an associate degree program for students with learning disabilities. In our uniquely supportive skills-based program, students apply academic knowledge through community activities, service learning, and social experiences. Students identify a career pathway, gain marketable, workplace-ready competencies, develop better interpersonal skills, and complete an internship in alignment with their career goals.
To learn more about OLSBC Internships, visit our Internship and Employment page. Contact us for more information on becoming an Internship Business Partner.
Join us at an upcoming Information Session to learn more about our associate degree program.
Last Updated April 4, 2024