If meeting local people or making local friends is a high priority, avoid the big cities. The cost of living in most capital cities is very high and students should take this additional expense into consideration. If money is a concern, consult the evaluations of past participants. Destinations Many people continue to equate study abroad with studying in Western Europe. This vision is outdated.
Opportunities abound around the world.
CMC students have studied in such diverse locations as Bolivia, Cameroon, China, Ecuador, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, and Zimbabwe. The main goals of study abroad are to expose students to a different culture and a different educational system, to improve fluency in a foreign language, and to prepare them to live in the global society of the 21st century. While credits will be earned towards general graduation requirements, receiving credit towards a GE requirement or a major should be regarded as an added bonus and not as the sole basis for choosing a program. Housing Some programs offer a variety of housing options, others do not. Some programs offer only self-catering facilities.