Current Students

Work Experience

The SJCC Work Experience Program allows working students the opportunity to earn college credit for the time and effort that they spend at work to improve job skills and job performance. Students will soon learn that setting goals and writing job-related learning objectives can link what they learn in the classroom to what they learn at work. In this program, no classroom time is required. Your workplace is your classroom.

  • Earn units toward DEGREE or TRANSFER
  • Improve GRADE POINT AVERAGE
  • Save TIME – No classroom time required

GENERAL WORK EXPERIENCE 1 to 6 units

Students can earn one unit of credit for each 75 hours (5 hours weekly) of paid work during the semester or 60 hours (4 hours weekly) of unpaid volunteer time . GWE is repeatable to a maximum of 6 units.

Please check under WORK EXPERIENCE in the SJCC Schedule to find the 5-digit section number to add. Match the number of hours of work to the number of college credits you want to earn this semester.

Students are required to submit a newapplication each semester These applications should be sent to the WE instructors in one of two ways:

  • Send electronically to appropriate WE instructor.
  • Download the paper form and drop off in the WE night drop box at Room 308A in the 300 building, which is located in the center and toward the back of the campus.

For more information, please contact Pat Space.

Contact Us

Pat Space
WE Instructor
(408) 568-9684
pat.space@sjcc.edu

Susie Castaneda
WE Instructor
(408) 691-6377
susie.castaneda@sjcc.edu


Martha Halliwell
WE Instructor
(408) 857-3000
marth.halliwell@sjcc.edu