Central College Abroad: Paris, France

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There's something sort of surreal about walking by Norte Dame with a perfect strawberry ice cream, and you know you can't do that in Philadelphia.

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Location: Paris, France; Intensive language orientation Institut de Touraine in Tours, France

Affiliated institutions: Catholic Institute of Paris, the Sorbonne

Central College Abroad course work: Yes

Language prerequisite: None

Language of instruction: French

Service-learning options: Yes

Internships: Yes

Recent excursions: Cultural, artistic and historical sites in and around Paris, weekend excursions to the south of France, including Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, day trips to Chartres, Fontainebleau or Giverny.

Housing and meals: Foyers (residence halls) throughout Paris. Communal kitchens in halls for cooking meals, plus restaurants and cafés located near foyers. During intensive language orientation in Tours, students are in homestays, and all meals are provided.

Program dates: Fall semester, late-August – late-December (early option); late-August – late-January (traditional option). Spring semester, mid-January – late-May.

Average program size: 15 students

Staff to student ratio: 1:8