The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Columbia College offers two Language and Culture Overseas Study Programs at the University of Salamanca, Spain and at the Centre International d'Etudes Francaises, Universite Catholique de L'Ouest in Angers, France. Most students attend the fall semester for the French program and Spring semester for the Spanish one.
Students have an option of living with a family or in a dormitory.
Both cities are ideally located in their respective countries and have been considered cultural and educational centers throughout the centuries.