- Earn academic credit towards your degree program with pre-approved courses.
- It's affordable and financial aid may be applied toward costs of programs.
- Learn another language or improve your existing language abilities.
- Gain a competitive edge in the job market or for graduate school. Employers and admission
counselors are looking for confident, mature candidates with knowledge of other cultures
and peoples, proficient in a second language, with ability to adapt to new situations.
- Will help build your resume. Prospective employers realize how valuable international
experience is in today's global marketplace.
- Re-energize your desire to learn.
- Gain a new perspective on your field of study. There are courses offered at our partner
universities overseas that are not offered here.
- Will enhance your education and enable you to earn credits that bring you closer to
graduation.
- Experience a different culture or the culture of your ancestors.
- Increase your understanding of world events and gain a different perspective on US,
politics, history, and economics.
- Will expand your understanding of other cultures, which will help you to be more accepting
of others.
It will increase your independence and self-awareness. Having to survive in a completely
new environment will teach you things about yourself you never expected.
Home campus faculty led, study abroad courses, service learning, internships, academic
exchange (living with a host), COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning –
which is working online (using Brightspace) with international student partners on
class projects, etc.
Start researching programs and locations of interest; narrow to 3 or so; then make
an appointment to meet with Study Abroad Advisor – and do so as early as possible.
Completed at least 25 credits at NCC, 2.5 minimum GPA, no disciplinary infractions
FAFSA, financial aid can help off-set costs; scholarships (NCC, external), grants,
student loans.
Yes, but you must have the courses pre-approved through the NCC Study Abroad office
and Registrar BEFORE registering for the course(s). FAFSA will only pay for courses
that count toward the degree. Students must earn at least 33 credits at NCC to earn
a NCC degree (study abroad courses do not count toward that total, unless it’s a NCC
faculty-led study abroad course.)
Yes we do! You can see detailed information on our Programs page. Some additional possibilities include:
- Art 111 (Drawing) – travels to Italy (end of May or summer)
- Art 102 (Art History) – travels to Italy (end of May or summer)
- BIO 219 (Field Biology) – travels to Ethiopia, France? (summer)
- ANT 203 (Cultural Anthropology - travels to Ethiopia, France? (summer)
