A Blog for Contra Costa Community College District Study Abroad Programs
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Friday, December 30, 2022
Amazing Student Outcomes from Study Abroad
The outcomes, related to personal growth and values, career and professional development.
- 10% of US Undergraduate students study abroad- setting students apart from 90% of peers when applying for graduate school or a job after graduation.
- 2% of US Community College students study abroad- setting students ahead of 98% of their peers on transfer.
- 100% students experience a rise in the GPA after returning from Study Abroad
- 97% of study abroad students found a job within 12 months of graduation vs. 47% of college graduates found employment in the same period.
- 25% higher salaries: that’s how much more study abroad students earn than those college graduates who did not study abroad. That averages around $7000 per year.
- Skills gained; intercultural competence, an understanding of diversity, problem solving, etc. Personal aptitudes gained: independence, creativity, initiative, adaptability, flexibility, sense of humor, patience, values, etc.
Don't Believe It?
Check out the studies yourself: the UC Merced Study Abroad website (short) or the AIFS Study Abroad Outcomes study (long).
Friday, December 2, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Barcelona Sp 2023 Course Offerings
Courses offered by Contra Costa Community College District
Faculty: Scott MacDougall Smacdougall@dvc.edu
POLSC220 - Comparative Politics
POLSC 250 - International Relations
SOCSC 123 - American Pop Culture
INTD 100* - Spanish Life and Culture
Faculty: Panella apanella@santarosa.edu
COMM 7 - Intercultural Communication
HUMAN 5 - World Humanities: Arts,
Ideas, Values
HUMAN 7 - Introduction to the Humanities
INTDIS 90* - Spanish Life and Culture
Faculty: Roxanne Morgan morganr@arc.losrios.edu
ENGLT 340 - World Literature I
(Ancient World to Early 17th C)
ENGLT 341 - World Literature II
(18th C to Present)
ENGWR 301 - College Composition
& Literature
ANTH 391* - Spanish Life and Culture
Note: ENGLT 340, ENGLT 341, & ENGWR 301 all have a prerequisite of College Composition
Faculty: Jeremy Ball balli@smccd.edu
PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 244 - Introduction to Ethics:
Contemporary Social & Moral Issues
GBST 101 - Introduction to Global
Studies
GBST 650* - Spanish Life and Culture
AIFS Presentation Slides Video
For your reference, all of the slides shown at the Informational Meeting, in order. You can fast forward to the slide you wanted to see again and pause the video to have a longer look
AIFS Introduction Video
This video introduces our on the ground support team AIFS. Not all of the things they describe apply to our program (meal plans differ) but it will give you a good sense of how they take care of us in our Study Abroad home.
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