Why Study in Paris?

Santa Rosa Junior College is committed to preparing its students for participation as citizens at the local, national and global levels and study abroad programs can be a life changing opportunity for students to learn to understand a different culture, to examine themselves, their attitudes and their studies. The study abroad program is organized so that students can study abroad while making normal progress toward their degree objectives by earning fully transferable units in courses taught by community college faculty and guest lecturers.

Paris is synonymous with high quality education and thousands of students throughout history have flocked there to study literature and the arts. It is also a haven for intellectuals, and the list of transplanted intellectuals who have made Paris home is impressive, including Americans Ernest Hemingway, John dos Passos, e.e. cummings, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stephen Vincent Benet and Gertrude Stein.

To millions of people the beauty of Paris is never-ending -- the Seine, the backdrop of roofs, domes, spires and towers, Sacre Coeur, I.M. Pei's starkly modern Pyramide du Louvre and incomparable views of some of the world's greatest art treasures.

Paris enjoys varied weather. Snow rarely falls, but winter tends to be cold and at times, rainy. Summer is hot, autumn pleasant and spring frequently divine with flowers and trees blooming by March or April.

What more can be said about this fabulous city? Much more! One can rave about Paris food, about her shops, about her wine, about her charm, about her architecture, about her nightlife, about her unique way of life. Paris is an experience worthy of everyone's discovery.

Highlights of Paris:

• Open to students age 18 and older who have graduated from high school and have completed 12 units of college course work with a minimum 2.0 grade point average
• Living and studying in one of the world's most intellectual cities
• Experience the city's treasures - the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Sacre Couer, Pyramide du louvre, Left Bank Galleries, the Seine and much, much more
• Viewing masterpieces of art in a city unmatched for its beauty
• Sampling the pleasures of freshly prepared French cuisine
• Experiencing the rich patterns of Parisian life in the 21st Century

Why Choose this Program
This unique program is offered to enable students to study abroad while making normal progress toward their degree objectives, earning fully transferable units in courses taught by community college faculty and guest lecturers. This program is offered in cooperation with several California community colleges and the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), which arranges transportation, living accommodations, and a wide range of student and instructional support services. Students need not be currently enrolled at one of the sponsoring colleges in order to participate. Units earned in Paris will appear on transcripts issued by the participating colleges.
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