ATLANTA — Interest in intern housing from Atlanta companies and students has grown exponentially, said John Nussear, director of conference services at Georgia Tech.
When Nussaer first began the intern lodging program, the college was happy to house 30 interns.
“Now we're at a place in 2023 [where] between 500 and 600 interns are with us for the majority of the summer,” he told Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The Georgia Tech Intern Lodging Program hosts students from companies of various sizes. The program started in 2008 after Nussear was tasked by the college to research the market interests for intern housing in the city.
Today, the school is turning students away because the demand for intern housing has become so high. Georgia Tech expanded its housing capacity, Nussear said but is still looking to acquire more for next summer. The college houses interns in the 8th Street Apartment, The North Ave apartments, Crecine Student Apartments, Maulding Hall, and Zbar Residence Hall.