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Central College Abroad is a flexible program. You can decide to go to the university and take language classes all in German or you can, through the language program, either come in and know barely any German at all, and there is still something here for you.
– Susan Jokela
Augsburg College

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AustriaLocation: Vienna, Austria; intensive language orientation in Schwabisch Hall, Germany

Affiliated universities: Goethe Institut (Germany), Vienna International University, University of Vienna, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Central College Abroad course work: Yes

Language prerequisite: None

Language of instruction: German

Internships: Yes

Service-learning options: Yes

Recent excursions: Cultural sites in Vienna, plus a weekend trip to Prague, Budapest or Graz and a day trip to either the Wachau Valley or Bratislava.

Housing and meals: Austrian residence halls, double rooms and private bath; no meal plan — communal kitchen in the halls for cooking meals, plus restaurants and cafes located on and near campus.

Program dates: Fall semester, late September – late-January. Spring semester, late-February – late June. (These dates do not reflect the one or two-month optional language training sessions at the Goethe Institut prior to the start of the semester.)

Average program size: 14

Staff to student ratio: 1:7