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Opportunities for Community College Students

Whether you’re looking for a technician role or preparing to transfer to a 4-year college, these opportunities will set you up for success in the quantum workforce.

Note: Open opportunities will be highlighted in green. Opportunities with upcoming deadlines will be highlighted in red.

Opportunity Details Timeline
DOE Community College Internships Paid summer internships at national labs Deadline January 7!
Quantum Technician Bootcamp 10-week training program takes you from 0 to Quantum Job, located in Albuquerque, NM Applications for spring 2026 open soon!
Electrical Engineering Internship Paid internship at Quantinuum in Colorado Apply today!
Intern 2026: Quantum Software Applications Internship Paid internship at IBM Apply today!
Intern 2026: Quantum Cloud Engineering Internship Paid internship at IBM Apply today!
Intern 2026: Quantum Events & Engagements Paid internship at IBM Apply today!
Intern 2026: Quantum Primitives Software Developer Paid internship at IBM Apply today!
Intern 2026: Quantum Network / Security Engineer Paid internship at IBM Apply today!
Intern 2026: Quantum Data Center Engineering Paid internship at IBM Apply today!
Intern 2026: IBM Quantum Sales and Operations Paid internship at IBM Apply today!

Archived Opportunities

Opportunity Details Timeline
Virginia Tech & C2QA QISE High School Virtual Program Free four day virtual camp Deadline May 30!
Quantum Research Experience at CHTM Paid summer research experience at U of New Mexico Deadline March 7!
Nist Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Paid summer internships at NIST in Boulder and Gaithersburg Deadline January 31!
DOE Community College Internships Paid summer internships at national labs Deadline January 8!
AFRL Scholars Program Paid summer research at Air Force Research Labs Deadline January 10!
DOE Community College Internships Paid summer internships at national labs Deadline January 8!
AFRL Scholars Program Paid summer research at Air Force Research Labs Deadline January 10!
Minority Serving Institutions Internship Program Paid summer internships at national labs Deadline October 27!
Quantum Explorers Learn at your own pace Ongoing through February 2024
Introduction to Quantum Computing Deadline October 5!