- 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 ¸Û°Ä±¦µäStudy 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 ¸Û°Ä±¦µäto earn
a ¸Û°Ä±¦µädegree (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)
