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The Goethe Institute program helped us get a grasp on the German language before we came to Vienna. There were students from all over - Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, Canadian - and everyone still tried to converse in German.

– Michael Thayer
Central College

about us

Central College Abroad is a university-based study abroad provider for undergraduate students from colleges and universities throughout the United States. Central offers distinctive programs in nine locations worldwide, including semester, year-long and summer options, and we operate out of Central College, a private liberals arts college in Pella, Iowa.

Mission statement

Central College Abroad fosters cross-cultural appreciation and foreign language development through high quality study abroad programs. Because study abroad is integral to an undergraduate education in an increasingly global society, Central College Abroad is committed to providing experientially and culturally intentional, tailored programs with personalized service to a wide range of students and institutions.

Progam locations

Semester and year-long programs:

Summer programs:

Accreditation

Central College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, Iowa Department of Public Instruction, AACTE, National Association of Schools of Music and the American Chemical Society. For more information regarding Central's accreditation visit the Institutional Planning Web site.