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• Companies contract with Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA) High School for full-time administrative positions.

• Companies complete a job description of the skills needed on the job. Students complete a profile of their strengths and interests. The school matches the company with students who will perform best in the position and have expressed an interest in a career in the company’s industry.

• A team of four students share one job. Students rotate their schedules, each working approximately five full days every four weeks. Academic schedules are structured so that students never miss class.

• At job sites, students work standard business hours, usually 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are transported to and from the job site.

• Students are employees of the ICA Corporate Work Study Program. The program handles all matters regarding each student’s employment, including training, payroll and employment documents.

• The sponsors pay a set fee directly to the ICA Corporate Work Study Program for each fulltime position. Each student earns over 60% of her education costs,.

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