Have you considered University IT Departments (Score 5, Informative)

I started out as a lowly tech grunt in my University's IT department, and moved up through the ranks getting experience and skills. When I was getting closer to graduation, I was able to obtain an great internship with the IT organization. It paid incredible for a student job ($11 an hour) and gave me the freedom to experiment with technology and projects.

I'd credit the experiences I had with the University internship while I was going to school to be the reason I have a Network Administration position right now.