- Costa Rica
- San José
About Program
Interning in San José, Costa Rica is a career and life-changing experience. Through AIFS Abroad, you get a tailored internship, social events, centralized housing, and so much more. No other country can offer everything that Costa Rica offers. With its dense rain forest, natural beauty, and beautiful coastlines there really is no place quite like Costa Rica.
As the business center of Central America, San José has a wide range of fantastic internship. Some of the most popular career fields include engineering, business, nonprofits, just to name a few. We get to know you, your background, and career goals in order to find the perfect tailored internship for you. Intern in Costa Rica and have an experience you’ll never forget.
Included in the cost of your tuition is a guaranteed internship, housing, social events, our career development program, and more.
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Program Highlights
- Guaranteed Internship: As part of the AIFS Abroad program you are guaranteed an internship in your host city. We do our best to tailor your internship to match your background and future goals.
- Personalized Attention: We want this experience to be as fulfilling as possible. From the first phone call, we support you and give you all the resources you need to make sure your internship is a success.
- Centralized Housing: You’ll be living in accommodations centrally located in San José with other AIFS Abroad interns. Your housing will have access to public transportation, ensuring it is easy to get to and from your internship.
- Professional Development: Through one-on-one coaching and webinars, we assist you in improving your professional documents, prepare you for an interview with potential employers, establish internship goals, and discuss your strengths.
- On-site Staff and Social Events: Our Location Coordinator lives in San José year-round and provides you with an insider's glimpse of the city. The LC is there to provide 24/7 emergency support and takes all the interns on a range of social events.
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If you would like to earn academic credit for your internship and your university does not offer academic credit for your internship, it’s possible that you can receive transfer credit through our School of Record, Fairfield University.
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Location
Costa Rica is known for its Pura Vida lifestyle and San José is a great place to get familiar with the lifestyle. One of the best ways to discover San José is through the arts; whether you like theatre, dance, or music, this is the quickest way to the heart of Costa Rica.
