This program grants students six hours of Catawba College credit and includes four hours a day of class five days a week for four weeks.
Coursework is available at all levels of study.
Dr. Carl Girelli directs the program and travels with the group. This intensive study of the Spanish language and Costa Rican culture is held each year at the Centro Panamericano de Idiomas. The institute is located in an upper to middle class area of the town of San Joaquin. This environment allows students to closely interact with Costa Rican people and culture. In addition, this town is only a ten minute drive from the town of Heredia.