Study Abroad —Taking Higher Education Further
Every semester Sierra College offers students an opportunity to continue their studies while living in another country for three months. Sierra College students have studied in Florence, Madrid, Costa Rica, Viet Nam, Greece, London and more. Our program cost, one of the least expensive study abroad programs in the country, includes round-trip airfare, twelve weeks housing in a furnished apartment, insurance, program transportation, field trips and orientations.
Study Abroad Program Coordinator, Christine Vona, 781-7198; e-mail
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Summer 2008
Greece
June 1 through 30, 2008
Earn college credit while experiencing life and culture in Greece.
Program includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- 27 nights accommodations in student apartments in Athens
- Tour of the Attica Riviera to Cape Souion by private motorcoach
- 4 weeks public transportation pass
- Itinerary includes Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Corinth, Kalambaka
- Accompanying faculty: Johnnie Terry, Philosophy
- Program fee: $3965
- Single Room Supplement: $700
- Senior Citizens as enrolled Sierra College students are welcome
For more information contact: Christine Vona, Study Abroad Coordinator, (916) 781-7198. or cvona@sierracollege.edu
Download the flyer in pdf format here.
Fall Semester 2008
Argentina
September 12 through December 10, 2008
Live three months in Buenos Aires studying the culture and geography of this beautiful country!
Program includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- Domestic flights in Argentina
- 12 weeks accommodations
- 4 day-long excursions
- 1 four-day, three-night excursion in Uruguay
- 1 five-day, four-night excursion to Iguazu Falls National Park and Jesuit Missions
- Orientations and group events
- Public transportation pass…and much more
- Program fee: $5695
- Accompanying Sierra College Faculty: Dr. Alex Amigo, Earth Sciences and Professor Julie Bruno, Communication Studies
- Senior Citizens as enrolled Sierra College students are welcome!
For more information contact: Christine Vona, Study Abroad Coordinator, (916) 781-7198. or cvona@sierracollege.edu
Download the flyer in pdf format here.
Summer 2008
Oaxaca & San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
May 31 through June 28
Explore Art and Culture (3 units) with Professor Kathleen Taylor
Touch Individual Lives by Volunteering in Oaxaca (3 units) with professor Vicki Skeels
Program includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- Accommodations, some meals
- 7 nights at Na Bolom in San Cristobal
- Activities, tours and full access to Instituto Culturo programs
- Fee: $3,395
For more information contact: Christine Vona, Study Abroad Coordinator, (916) 781-7198. or cvona@sierracollege.edu
Winter Intersession 2008-09
New Zealand
December 26, 2008 through January 10, 2009
Accompaning instructor: Carol Cox, Professor of Geography
Program fee includes:
- Pre-departure orientation
- Round-trip air
- Accommodation, double occupancy in 3-star hotels
- Daily breakfast
- Guided transfers and transportation throughout New Zealand in 4-star motor coach
- Activities and visitations per itinerary
- Assistance of on-site driver / guide
- Service charges and taxes as related to accommodations and restaurants
- 24-hour emergency assistance on-site
- Program fee: $3695
- Senior Citizens as enrolled Sierra College students are welcome!
For more information contact: Christine Vona, Study Abroad Coordinator, (916) 781-7198. or cvona@sierracollege.edu
Download the flyer in .pdf format here.
Spring Semester 2009
Florence, Italy
February 3 through April 30, 2009
Earn college credit while living and studying in one of the most beautiful cities in the world!
Program fee includes:
- pre-departure orientation
- round-trip air
- accommodation for 12 weeks in student apartments
- welcome and farewell dinners
- guided transfers and transportation in Italy upon group arrival and departure
- two half-day walking tours of Florence with professional, English speaking local guide
- Florence public transportation pass for duration of stay
- assistance of on-site coordinator in Florence
- service charges and taxes as related to accommodations and restaurants
- 24-hour emergency assistance
- a comprehensive travel protection insurance including health, accident, trip interruption, baggage loss
- and much more…
- Program fee $6795
- Accompanying Instructors: Johnnie Terry, Professor of Philosophy / Humanities & Anne Fleischman, Professor of English
- Senior Citizens as enrolled Sierra College students are welcome!
For more information contact: Christine Vona, Study Abroad Coordinator, (916) 781-7198. or cvona@sierracollege.edu
Download the flyer in .pdf format here.
Page last updated:
May 7, 2008
