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NEWS
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‘Oh, the places you’ll go!’
STUDY ABROAD AS A COLLEGE STUDENT THROUGH ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS
BY EMILY ROBERTS
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NEWS EDITOR
When it comes to studying abroad,
most students don’ t know where to
start. Fliers promoting trips to tropical
places are either too expensive or
unappealing and students walk away
before considering alternatives. But
there are resources available, on
campus and online, for students who
want to go abroad but feel like there
are obstacles stopping them.
Funding Your Trip
W hen y o u ’re paying over $100 for
a textbook, living off of a Top Ramen
diet and owe thousands in student
loans, taking a trip abroad sounds like
a financial nightmare. But, it doesn’t
have to be.
To get funding for studying abroad^ you
can research and apply for study abroad
gran ts, study abroad sch olarship s,
and look into financial aid websites,
such as N AFSA, for studying abroad
related financial aid. One scholarship
in particular is the Gilman scholarship;
it ’ s for students to study abroad for
two weeks and can pay up to $5,000. If
you are Pell Grant eligible, you are also
eligible for the Gilman scholarship.
If you’ re attending this college in
association w ith a university to gain
credits, you can receive financial aid
from their services as well. The best first
step when trying to receive financial
aid is to make an appointm ent with
a financial aid officer at your School.
You can reach Clackamas Community
College’s financial aid at 503-594-6100
or email them at finaid@ciackamas.edu.
said, “ We have different programs that
are just designed for individuals, recent
•college graduates, fam ilies, working
professionals, recent retirees. So we
have different programs that kind of
speak to, I would say, you know, for
whoever’ s interested. ” Getting involved
is quite easy. W ith no application or
interview ing process, enrolling can
take as littje as 10 minutes. For more
information you can go to their website
w w w .crossculturalsolutions.org, call
them at 1-914-63^-0022 or enter a live
chat available on their website.
CCS
C r o s s -C u ltu r a l So lu tio n s is an
organization that offers a wide variety of
programs for going abroad. There are the
main programs for traveling, including
volunteering abroad, internships, gap
years, high school trips, and group trips,
but CCS has programs for anybody and
everybody who is interested.
Nick Ruiz, the program specialist,
The Future for CCC
In 2018 a group o f students and
faculty partnered with CCS in order to
travel to Costa Rica. Jacquelyn Curry,
an instructor at Clackamas Community
College, said, “ Ida was the one who
found this program, and Costa Rica was
decided ‘cause it’ s very safe, Spanish
speaking and that this program was
established in Costa Rica/” : z
photo provided by Sue Mach
Cuba in 2017. Pictured is the Plaza de la Revolución.
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H aving established a relationship
with CCS, it’ s very likely that CCC will
partner with them again for future trips.
A few years back, English instructor Sue
Mach and a larger group of students and
faculty journeyed to Ireland. Mach is
hoping to bring more students on the
trip and has been planning another trip
for 2019. “ They’re starting a foundation
called The W ishin g C h a ir,” M ach
said. “ They’ re creating a national,
or international I guess it would be,
foundation to help studentspay for trips
so that students can apply. ”
In the upcoming year Mach and one
of her past students, Thomas Boyd, who
joined her on the first trip, are planning
to share their experiences from Ireland
at the Irish Embassy. “ W e’re gonna go
kind of as a representative to the Irish
Embassy to Help get funds for students
to go ,” said Mach,
photo provided by Lars Campbell
January 23, 2019