Become a Citizen of the World

The world is getting smaller. How much of it would you like to see?

International study is a way of life at Centre. About 85 percent of all Centre graduates now study abroad at least once, putting Centre in the top 5 of the 3,500 colleges and universities in the country.

What makes Centre's programs different from those at other colleges and universities is that a Centre faculty member with significant knowledge of that region of the world lives at the site, teaching and coordinating special trips and other activities.

Centre operates residential sites for its own students in England (London), France (in Strasbourg, across the Rhine River from Germany), and Latin America (in Merida, Mexico). We also have exchange programs with schools in Japan and Northern Ireland. Some Centre students study at the University of Reading (near London) and in Turkey each year, as well. More than 120 Centre students each year spend a term or more at one of these sites. The costs for these programs are essentially the same as studying in Danville. (Students pay their regular Centre costs plus airfare and a $350 deposit/surcharge.)

In addition, many Centre professors offer shorter, more focused trips during the short CentreTerm. In the recent past, Centre students have studied primates in Barbados; international relations in India; anthropology in Indonesia; music and culture in Turkey; history in Vietnam; religion in Nicaragua; art and music in Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic; anthropology in Spain and Morocco; and volcanoes in New Zealand.

For more information on Centre's Study Abroad Program, contact Milton Reigelman or Lisa Nesmith.