Benefits to Education Abroad:

The Maricopa County Community Colleges conduct several Education Abroad programs in places as diverse as Mexico, Australia and Italy. Studying abroad can be one of the most enriching and satisfying experiences of your education. Studying abroad can help you acquire an international outlook and the skills that will give you a competitive edge needed for the job market, graduate school or simply for effectively functioning in a diverse cultural environment. Below are summaries of the main benefits for Education Abroad participants:

• Studying abroad opens your window to the world. Your own perspectives will be broadened and future employers will value your experience.
  
  
• Education Abroad promotes world peace and security, because to experience another culture is to understand it better.
  
  
• Education Abroad allows students to educate themselves about the ever-shrinking global marketplace.
  
  
• Education Abroad enriches the home-campus experience, because students return with greater abilities in learning, in problem solving, and in coping with change.
  
  
• Education Abroad will allow you to meet people from other cultures who can give you a fresh perspective on life. Your worldview will be tested and strengthened through the relationships you build on your trip.
  
  
• Through Education Abroad you can improve your foreign language skills, gain international work experience and possibly even learn more about personal and family heritage.
  
  
• Through Education Abroad you get college credits while learning about other cultures and languages.
  
  
• A Education Abroad experience will make you more marketable in the workforce.
  
  
• Studying abroad will help you see the United States from a different perspective and understand yourself better.
  
  

"Studying abroad was an amazing experience that changed my life."

This is a common quote from students who have studied abroad. The majority of students report that studying overseas has had the following effects:

• Increased self-confidence
• Increased maturity, both personally and intellectually
• Better understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses
• Desire to learn more about their own culture

Taken from DiversityAbroad.com - read the entire article on their website.

More benefits:

Students who have studied overseas during the academic year consistently count their international experience as one of the most rewarding features of their college careers. They not only advance themselves academically, but also acquire a renewed sense of intellectual energy and focus—and a much more sophisticated view of our complex world. They learn a lot about themselves and often find that stepping away from their regular routine allows them to see things more clearly. The benefits to Education Abroad are many.

Taken from Princeton University website - read the entire article on their website.

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