Study Abroad

Below is a list of opportunities for studying abroad, and the Virginia Community Colleges sponsoring each opportunity.  You may want to contact your local college in case it is offering unlisted trips.  Select the contact email address for more information or select “Colleges” in the menu bar above for the colleges’ contact information.

Summer Term 2012

  • Costa Rica, Germany, England, China  (Blue Ridge Community College)
  • Tanzania Adventure(Virginia Western Community College)            
  • Italy – May 21-June 6 – (John Tyler and Central Virginia Community Colleges)  Contact: Mary B. Wentworth,  mwentworth@jtcc.edu or David McGee, dmcgee@cvcc.edu
  • England - June 23-July 6 – (John Tyler Community College)   Contact: Dr. David Head, dhead@jtcc.edu                      
  • China – June 18-July 4 – (Blue Ridge Community College)  Contact: Nell Tiller, TillerN@brcc.edu
  • England - May 14-21 - (Blue Ridge Community College) Contact: Nell Tiller, TillerN@brcc.edu   
  • Ireland, (Tidewater Community College)   http://www.tcc.edu/academics/programs/ipo/abroad/index.htm
  • Greece - June 21-July 8 – (John Tyler Community College)   Contact: Dr. David Head, dhead@jtcc.edu or Mary Beth Wentworth, mwentworth@jtcc.edu       
  • Fiji – July 12-24 – (Northern Virginia Community College) Contact: Jill Caporale, jcaporale@nvcc.edu with additional informtion at www.nvcc.edu/home/jcaporale
  • Canada – July 7-21 – (Northern Virginia Community College) Contact: Prof. Callan Bentley, (office: CS 248-A), cbentley@nvcc.eduor 703.323.3276.    

     

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Study Abroad

Travel or study abroad opportunities have included Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Beliz, Nicaragua, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Greece, England, Ireland, Wales, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Ghana, Egypt, Turkey, and Hong Kong. More about Studying Abroad >>>

Faculty Exchange

Faculty exchanges, through the VaCIE-VCCS international exchange program, have taken participants to the UK, the Netherlands, India, and Ghana. Institutional partnerships have been created in additional countries, including Russia, Mexico, and Rwanda. More about Faculty Exchanges >>>

Cultural Awareness

Cultural awareness days and international student lunches are among the activities held on campuses all over Virginia, allowing students, faculty, and staff to share food, national dress, and cultural heritage.