Study Abroad Programs
Through the Washington State Community College Consortium for Study Abroad (WCCCSA) Whatcom Community College offers study abroad programs to many destinations around the world. WCCCSA, in cooperation with providers like the American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS), offers specially tailored programs for first-time international travelers. Support includes pre-program advising, a pre-departure orientation, as well as in-country support throughout the study abroad program.
"You will never learn more about yourself than when 18,000 miles from everything that is comfortable." -Brian Mohrlant, Alumni, AsiaLearn
Minimum application requirements for study abroad programs include:
- Being at least 17 years of age (18 years of age for some programs)
- Completion of at least 10 college-level credits
- Minimum grade point average of 2.5
Upcoming Programs
Important Updates: Gilman Scholarship (up to $5,000) now accepts applications for Spring 2013 programs! The deadline is October 2! Go to Scholarship page for details!
Program Application Deadlines:
Costa Rica (Summer/Fall): May 17, 2013; Cape Town/South Africa (Fall) June 18, 2013;
Australia/New Zealand (Winter 2014): mid-Oct., 2013
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Summer/ Fall 2013
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Alajuela/Costa Rica - 4 weeks - 5 credits Aug. 17 - Sept. 14. (counts as Fall Quarter class) For more information please use this link: http://wcccsa.com/category/costarica Application Deadline: May 17th, 2013 Interested? Make an appointment with Ulli Schraml, Associate Director of International Programs, as soon as possible! |
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Cape Town/South Africa – 10 weeks – 15 credits arrive in Cape Town on Sept. 24 - depart Cape Town on Nov. 30 Program Fee: $6,195 (based on enrollment of 15-19 participants) Classes offered: HUM 132 - South African Life & Culture (Humanities) HIST 208 - History of Africa (Humanities) HIST 118 - Western Civilization III (Humanities) For more information on the program details visit: http://wcccsa.com/category/capetown Application Deadline: June 18th Interested? Make an appointment with Ulli Schraml, Associate Director of International Programs, as soon as possible! |
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Winter 2014 |
Australia/New Zealand – 10 weeks – 15 credits January 7 - March 14, 2014 Program fee: $7,195 (plus $275 airport taxes/surcharges) incl. round-trip airfare Classes offered through Whatcom: HUM 133 - Australian & New Zealand Life & Culture HIST 233 - History of Australia & New Zealand BIOL 133 - Natural Science of Australia & New Zealand All classes fall under Listed Electives! More information here:
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| Spring 2014 |
Prague/Czech Republic - 10 weeks - 15 credits Details to be announced soon! |
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2013 Study Abroad Programs
Winter 2013 - Valencia/Spain
Spring 2013 - Florence/Italy
Summer 2013 - China (TBD)
Fall 2013 - Cape Town/South Africa
For more information, please contact:
Ulli Schraml, Associate Director of International Programs -- New Student Support and Internationalization
Phone: (360) 383-3244 | Fax: (360) 383-3241
uschraml@whatcom.ctc.edu
International Programs Office
Syre Student Center 201