Externships
Externship Information Flyer
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Become a clinical site to host students!
We always seek reputable clinical experience sites. Are you an employer interested
in educating our future healthcare providers? Are you looking for an efficient recruitment
process and consistent flow of potential new employees?
Please click here for the clinical site information and application.
Are you a student who has found their own clinical site in order to complete competencies?
Or are you a former student who works at a great place and want to develop a student
education clinical? Please click here for the clinical site information and application.
COVID-19 Clinic Information
Collin College Health Sciences programs provide opportunities for a robust clinical experience for students, in large part through the cooperation offered to us by our long-standing healthcare and hospital partners in the community. Many of these private healthcare facilities have recently notified the College that with COVID-19 cases and the number of hospitalizations increasing, they will require the COVID-19 vaccine for faculty and students to attend clinical rotations at those clinical sites. One healthcare facility has indicated that individuals at those facilities must be fully vaccinated by September 10, 2021.
These requirements by our clinical partners may affect the availability of opportunities for clinical sites. Therefore, please note that these requirements by our clinical partners are going into effect soon and students who cannot meet those external requirements by the stated deadlines may have limited options for clinicals, which in turn, may lead to an interruption in instruction in our Health Sciences programs.
Please direct any questions you may have about these requirements to Cassie Peak, (972) 548-6678 or via email, cpeak@collin.edu and include your program name in the email.
The College is facilitating voluntary vaccination clinics. Information about these free clinics can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Sign Up - Collin College.
Externships are experiential learning opportunities, similar to internships, generally
offered by career college educational institutions to give students short practical
experience in their field of study.
We have developed business partnerships with reputable health and medical organizations
to provide students clinical experiences. Our partners have been informed of the teaching
requirements of hosting student externs and have agreed to mentor them in their workplaces.
Students must meet the requirements of the clinical site to be hosted in their workplace.
Some requirements may include completion of immunizations while others may have to
pass a formal interview before they will receive an assignment. All students must
be professional from the start to the finish of an externship.
It is highly recommended students work a 40 hour work week in order to quickly complete
externship hours. Anyone not able to work 40 hours per week at externship are required
to complete no less than 20 hours each week. Keep in mind, however, the quicker you
complete your externship, the quicker you can begin applying for a permanent placement
with an employer.
Externship is a course the student has to enroll in and pay for in order to complete
hours with our clinical partners. There are externship possibilities through our partners
in the following healthcare fields:
- Dental Assistant
Students must complete the following to be eligible for externship placement:
Achieve all competencies in the CE Health Sciences training within the past month
(30 days)
Successfully pass any related entrance exam or skills competency exam
Complete the Health Career Success course
Any other identified prerequisites specific to the student's specific program
Current Immunizations (if required)
Some hospital and clinic partners require current immunizations for student and patient
protection. These immunizations must be obtained prior to assignment and at the expense
of the student.
Background Check / Drug Screen
Background checks and drug screens are good for six (6) months. If the student does
not have a current background or drug screening, please go to:
Bluestar Diagnostics - Drug Screens and Background Checks - 469.656.7999
M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., call for appointment
To be eligible to participate, enroll and and pay for your externship within 30 days of successful completion of your industry specific course.
Students must have positive instructor recommendations.
Students must successfully complete all their respective prerequisite courses prior to the expiration of their 30 day window of eligibility.
Externships are Competitive
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, candidates will only be contacted
if selected for an interview. Turning in an application does not guarantee placement.
Factors such as availability, location, communication skills level, appearance/hygiene,
demeanor, and instructor recommendations are all variables that will be brought into
consideration before a student can be selected by an employer for an externship placement.
The Externship General Application is required to be completed in full before a student will be considered for an externship. Submit the completed application and all accompanying documents to the CE Health Sciences Department.
Paper applications are not accepted. Please email your application, BLS card, state issued photo ID, and vaccination report from BlueStar Diagnostics (formerly ArcPoint Lab). There are free apps to download (Genius Scan being one) that will let you scan and email. You may also snap a photo of every page and email to CEHealthcare@collin.edu. Applications must be submitted no later than 30 (thirty) days after the last day of your industry specific course.
General questions regarding the externship process can be directed to this same office by contacting CEHealthcare@collin.edu or 972.985.3761.
Dental Assistant - 50 hours, $300
