• The College & Career Center does not facilitate study abroad for students. We will publicize opportunities, but it is the student's responsibility to contact organizations to learn more and to initiate a conversation with their counselors about the possibility of studying abroad. 

     

    Studying abroad helps students develop the creativity, maturity, independence, curiosity, and adaptability expected of the next generation of leading academics and professionals.


    NOTE: Be sure your choice is accredited and on both the program and destination before you sign up for timely updates on security, health advisories, and more. 

     

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    Why Study Abroad with CIEE?

    • Immerse Yourself: Experience a new culture firsthand and gain a global perspective.
    • Advance Your Academics: Choose from diverse programs—language immersion, STEM, arts, and more—that align with your academic goals.
    • Grow Personally: Develop independence, adaptability, and global awareness while living and studying abroad.
    • Get Comprehensive Support: Benefit from pre-departure orientations, on-site staff, and 24/7 emergency assistance. 
    • Explore Programs in 35+ Destinations:
      • Arts & Culture: Unleash your creativity with programs in creative writing, art, fashion design, and pop culture. 
      • Business: Gain a competitive edge with studies in sports & fashion marketing, global entrepreneurship, and sports management (in Spanish).
      • Language: Become fluent in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, or Portuguese.
      • Leadership & Service: Make a difference through programs focused on children's education (Ghana), public health (Dominican Republic, Botswana), youth development (Morocco, Mexico, Dominican Republic), and leadership (South Africa).
      • STEM: Explore cutting-edge fields like aerospace, aquatic ecosystems & sustainability, wildlife conservation, climate change, smart cities, robotics, and women in STEM. 
      • Social Change: Address critical issues through programs focused on social justice, climate change and inequality, diplomacy & peace studies, and world governance.

     

    As a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you’ll spend up to a year living with a few host families and attending school in a different country. Whether you participate in Rotary’s long-term or short-term Youth Exchange programs, you’ll learn a new way of living, a great deal about yourself, and practice using a new language.

    Freshmen students are encouraged to apply by submitting a preliminary application before April 1 of their freshman year.  The preliminary application can be found at .  Candidates will be interviewed in late April. The selected student will then spend their sophomore year participating in Rotary Youth Exchange orientation activities and then go on exchange during their junior year. Questions? youthexchange.prc@gmail.com.  Also submit your completed preliminary application to this gmail inbox

    Year-long, semester, summer (1-8 weeks), and post-high school programs as well as opportunities to host in Portland. 
    Play their short to get country recommendations based on cultural differences, climate preferences,
    favorite foods, and more!

    Programs within nine different categories: 
    Volunteer, Study, Teach, Internships, Gap Year, Language, High School, TEFL Courses, and Tours & Trips.
    Articles on every topic related to traveling overseas, by writers who are either currently at the destination or have been there before. Recommendations on when, where, and how to go overseas. 

    School Year Abroad is a nonprofit organization focused on providing immersive study abroad programs. With over 8,000 alumni since 1964, SYA is a school fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Founded upon a yearlong study abroad model, SYA operates four campuses in , , , and , and has expanded to provide a wide array of programs designed to develop skills for an increasingly interdependent world. SYA's yearlong program remains the only secondary-level option allowing students to live with a host family for an entire academic year while earning U.S. graduation credits and preparing for admission to selective U.S. colleges and universities.