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Global & Field Experiences at Colorado College

Where We Go

It might actually be easier to list the places Colorado College students don't go. Since the Fall of 2021,  we have offered a combination of faculty-led or partner-led study away programming in 57 nations across 6 continents, including many destinations where students can choose between a faculty-led block away or a longer CC or Partner-led semester option.

Add to this more than 300 CC field study courses each year, where students spent anywhere from a day to 10 days away from campus, and it is easy to see that the state, the region, the nation, and the world are all landing spots for CC students, whether they are traveling with a class and a CC faculty member, joining a global partner program, or exploring on their own through a sponsored research trip. 

Options & Opportunities for Every Student, Every Major, Every Learning Path

Field Study at CC

CC faculty utilize the block plan in innovative ways to take students the community, the state, the region, and across the country. From day trips to full weeks away during a block, CC students are not confined to the campus or the classroom.

Here are just a few examples of CC courses with Field Study components:

CC Blocks Away 

In addition to on-campus courses with field study, CC offers 25-30 off-campus blocks, or Blocks Away, each year. These are courses taught by Colorado College faculty and sitting squarely in the curriculum of the college, but offered anywhere from Chicago to Shanghai. 

And while some schools offer 1-course short-programs only in January or May, at Colorado College, every block from September through Summer is a chance to take a course away from campus and we typically see courses offered off-campus in at least 6 of 8 blocks during the year and in the summer as well.

All CC Blocks Away are Colorado College credit, no transfer required, and all are taught by CC faculty and filled with your fellow CC students, creating a learning community that shares the experience with you. It is a unique study away opportunity, perfect for both the new traveler and the experienced globetrotter.

Here is a sample of recent block away courses offered by CC faculty:

Career Catalyst Blocks

CC’s Career Catalyst Program brings professional experience into the classroom, and CC students out into the real world. These immersive courses connect liberal arts learning to hands-on, curriculum-connected projects in a wide range of industries. Career Catalyst courses are designed and led by faculty in partnership with the organizations, with students working in teams to solve problems, collaborate with professionals, and gain the confidence and skills needed to thrive after college. 

Here are some recent Career Catalyst Block destinations:

Language Immersion Programs

Colorado offers opportunities for extended linguistic immersion through 2-block and 4-block experiences abroad. All CC language immersion programs are led by CC faculty, offering CC credit with no transfer needed, and align perfectly with our calendar so that a 2-block experience on campus can be paired with 2 more blocks on campus in the same semester.

Here are examples of our language immersion destinations:

Visit our Semesters Away page to learn more about both the full semester (4-block) and half-semester (2-block) options. Our Summer in Spain program can be found on our Current Year Blocks Away page as a summer option. 

Semester or Year Away

The Center for Global Education & Field Study curates a pool of more than 150 different partner-sponsored semester and academic year opportunities, including exchange and direct enrollment at global universities, multi-disciplinary programs across all fields of study, and targeted deep-engagement programs within specific fields. 

With all partner semesters, CC students are asked to pay the standard CC semester tuition and the program charges for housing, meal plans, and insurance, which allows their CC financial aid to travel with them and making it possible for a student to select a program without concern of a higher semester expense than they would expect if they were on campus.

Here is a small sampling of the more than 150 semester and year-away options available to CC students:

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