Minnesota State Colleges and Universities can help you prepare for an exciting future by offering study abroad programs, international and global studies, study-travel courses, and world and modern language programs.
Study abroad (semester and half-semester) and international study-travel courses (one to three weeks) are led by one or more faculty members of the sponsoring college(s). These courses are taken for credit in most cases and focus on the specific content in the teaching area of the faculty member(s).
The valuable life skills you acquire from studying abroad are put into practice long before you arrive in your host country. They begin as soon as you start investigating your study abroad options. These reference materials can be useful as you plan:
Study Abroad in Japan Summer 2012
NHCC faculty Mark Larson is offering a study abroad trip to Japan through Penn State University. Earn 3 credits while studying Aikido, Japanese culture and language. Travel to Tokyo, Akita, Sendai, Narita and more. For more information see Michele Smaby in the Counseling and Advising Office.
Japan Study Abroad Powerpoint Slideshow
Study Abroad Programs Through Other Colleges
If there is an interesting study abroad opportunity offered through another college, NHCC can still help coordinate those efforts - from the application, housing, and financial aid process to transfering the credits earned toward your NHCC degree.
Rochester Community and Technical College offers:
- Guatemala - Summer Sessions
Ridgewater College offers:
- Costa Rica Spring Semesters
Lake Superior Community College offers:
- Florence, Italy Fall Semesters
Normandale Community College offers:
- Scotland - Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters
- Singapore - Fall and Spring Semesters
- Ireland - May 20-30, 2012
- Germany, Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic- Spring Break 2012
- France - May 15-23, 2012
- Belize - May 2012
Metropolitan State University offers:
Itasca Community College offers:
Why Should You Study Abroad?
- You earn college credits while traveling and living in another country.
- You have the opportunity to be immersed in a culture and possibly learn a language.
- You develop a greater appreciation for different cultures.
- You learn about yourself when encountering situations that are new and unfamiliar to you.
- You meet new people and make new friends.
- You experience a new education system and take courses not offered at your home school.
- You build your resume by having an authentic international experience.
- You improve your communication skills.
- You are more prepared for the ever increasing globalized world.
- You are bound to have a wonderful experience.
Also visit the following websites to explore a variety of study abroad programs:
Volunteer/Service Learning Opportunities:
Financial Programs that Help Pay to Study Abroad
Below are some finanical resources and scholarships that may help pay to study abroad: