Dream Careers Inc. formerly known as University of Dreams, is an American corporation providing mainly summer
internship
An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...
programs. The company is based in
San Mateo, California. According to ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', they are one of the most visible players in the industry.
History
The company was founded in February 2000 by Eric Lochtefeld as University of Dreams. It was featured on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies in American and also on an
NPR
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...
broadcast.
University of Dreams acquired Career Explorations, a summer internship program for high school students, in 2010 and renamed itself to the current name of Dream Careers.
Services
Dream Careers offers internships to college
undergraduate
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-le ...
s. It charges a flat fee for an internship placement, housing, transportation, meals, and other related services.
["Internship Placement Program” http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/education&id=6644672]
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Education companies established in 2000
Scholarships in the United States
Internships
Education in Redwood City, California
Companies based in Redwood City, California