Study Abroad/Away Programs
As part of Centre’s commitment to promote cross-cultural awareness, we encourage students to study in a foreign culture as an integral part of their liberal arts education. Of our graduating class of 2023 74.48% of these students studied off-campus once, 27.27% studied off-campus two or more times, 10.14% studied off-campus 3 or more times, and 1.75 % studied off campus 4 or more times -- a statistics that puts Centre among the top three schools in the United States. It is refreshing to see these numbers as shows that Centre students are getting back to almost pre-COVID numbers studying abroad.
We have 20 residential semester-long programs (3 Domestic and 17 International) which include our three Flagships Centre-in-Strasbourg , Centre-in-the-Yucatan, and Centre-in-London.
Other programs include, Centre-in-England (Reading), Centre-in-Rose Bruford (England), Centre-in-Northern Ireland, Centre-in-Glasgow (Scotland), Centre-in-Spain, Centre-in-Germany, Centre-in-Nantes (France), Centre-in-Yamaguchi (Japan), Centre-in-Akita (Japan), Centre-in-China, Centre-in- Bhutan, Centre-in-Marista (Mexico), Centre-in-Washington D.C., Centre-In-New York City, Centre-in-Ghana, and Centre-in-Lake Tahoe. Our New York City, Washington D.C, China, Bhutan, Germany, and Ghana programs also include Internships.
Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors can apply for long-term programs, and our application process begins in November. The costs for these programs are the same as on the Danville campus, although students pay their own airfare and a surcharge of $400, which includes the $25 Travel Medicine Clinic. A selection committee judges all applicants on a point system to make sure every student has an equal opportunity of been selected.
This fall will see the start of our new semester program in Ecuador and our program in Spain is now bee held in Alicante, Apain. We also have a change in our German program, it will now be held in FAU in Erlangen, Germany.
Centre Term courses abroad/away. Centre professors will offer specialized courses in 2023 which will include Belize, Bhutan, East Africa, Italy, Lake Tahoe, London (England), Merida (Mexico), Sardinia, Spain, for Choir, we also have a Spain for Culture and Language, Senegal and the Gambia. And also a course in Turkey. Fees for these courses are not included in your tuition.
Exchange semester opportunities. Centre students may apply to spend a semester/year abroad as an exchange program with a major university .There are five different Universities in Northern Ireland or a semester with the University of Marista in Merida, Mexico, or with Royal Thimphu University in Bhutan. We have two exchange programs with universities in Japan: Akita University and Yamaguchi Prefectural University. Centre also runs “study away” programs in Washington DC (fall or spring) and New York City (fall) with students taking part in an internship plus two or more courses. Lake Tahoe is also a Study Away program but with no internship component.
Summer abroad options. Centre is a member of the Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS), which annually sponsors 24 (or more) low-cost summer courses all over the world. Students earn three to six hours of Centre credit for these programs which are popular among our students and are sometimes led by our faculty. Centre’s own summer programs for the summer of 2023 are Austria, Barbados, Strasbourg, Tahiti, and U.S. National Parks. Fees for these courses are not included in your tuition..