Students can take their education global once more
BY: DEVYNN LEJEUNE
Staff Writer
Have you ever wanted to get an education while traveling? Each year Meramec offers students the opportunity to enroll in their abroad programs, with the exception of the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The various abroad opportunities give students the chance to see other cultures while also receiving an education.
STLCC offers students three destination choices which include, Canterbury, England, China, and Stirling, Scotland. The programs are guided by STLCC staff and faculty. Those who do decide to partake in the programs will receive college credit while indulging in lifestyles different from their own.
The Canterbury options for the program consist of the upcoming fall semester spanning from September to December, while the spring semester option lasts from January to May of next year. Students who take part in this program will be attending Canterbury Christ Church University, a British institution that is located in the historic area of Canterbury, with classes taught by British professors. Students can decide whether they would like to stay with a host family or live in university housing. To be a part of this specific abroad program students must have finished at least 12 college credit hours, a minimum GPA of 2.75, and have received a C or better in College Composition I.
China also has an abroad program during the upcoming Fall and Spring semesters. Students will be able to attend one of the partner universities which include, Xi’an International University, Xi’an, Shaanxi province or Hunan Normal University, Changsha, and Hunan province. The courses offered in the Chinese abroad program only have limited courses taught in English. To attend this program students must be 18 years or older, a Minimum GPA of 3.0, and a C or better in College Composition I.
Students can attend the Scotland abroad program during the upcoming Fall and Spring semesters as well. During the program students will be able to attend the University of Stirling.
All of the abroad programs require participants to be 18 years of age or older and to have a valid passport.
STLCC also requires COVID-19 vaccinations for everyone wanting to travel abroad.
For short-term abroad programs, which are about 7-21 days, usually range from $2,000-$5,000 per person.
Abroad programs that last a Semester range from $5,000-$9,000 and airfare, cost will range depending on the students chosen destination.
Most abroad programs that STLCC offers also allow for students to apply for financial aid and scholarships to take advantage of these abroad opportunities.
Some scholarships include Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, Boren Awards, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Fund for Education Abroad, Critical Language Scholarship, and the Fulbright Programs.
Study abroad programs allow students to see the world while building their educational resume. Take this opportunity and apply for the next upcoming program. For more information visit the STLCC website and read their abroad program tab or contact the District Coordinator for International Education, Christopher Sulincevski, at csulincevski@stlcc.edu.
