Through the Washington State Community College Consortium for Study Abroad (WCCCSA) Whatcom Community College offers study abroad programs to many destinations around the world. WCCCSA, in cooperation with providers like the American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS), offers specially tailored programs for first-time international travelers. Support includes pre-program advising, a pre-departure orientation, as well as in-country support throughout the study abroad program.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." -- Mark Twain, 1857

"This trip taught me how to humanize historical study. It gave me an opportunity to see and feel all the gray area associated with those involved in seemingly obvious battle between good and evil. It was unnervingly enlightening because it was so terrifyingly relatable." -- Regan, WCC student, Germany/Poland 2018 participant (Class on the Holocaust). 

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Minimum application requirements for study abroad programs

• Be at least 17 years of age (18 years of age for some programs)
• Completion of at least 12 college-level credits
• Minimum grade point average of 2.5

How to get Financial Aid for your Study Abroad experience:

Key to getting Financial Aid support for your chosen program is to make an appointment with a Financial Aid advisor. Contact Orca Central to make an appointment by calling: 360.383.3080

A very important factor in participating in Study Abroad programs is to plan ahead and make appointments, both with the Financial Aid Advisor and the Study Abroad Advisor, at least 6 months before the program begins.

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Updated 11/01/2024