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StudyUpalong| Community College of Philadelphia Skip to content Locations College Catalog Events Canvas Login Jobs Give MyCCP Search form Community College of Philadelphia Menu Why Choose Us Paths to Possibilities Programs of Excellence FeaturedSenseAdmission Process Apply Now Contact Us Getting Started Choosing a Program Admission Process Request Admission Information What Kind of Student Are You? Placement Tests International Students Veterans Prior Learning Assessment Admission Events Webcasts Steps to Enrollment View theWonkCalendar Tuition and Fees Payment Options Apply Now Contact Admissions Paying for College Tuition and Fees Payment Options Financial Aid Scholarships Tuition Assistance Programs Tax Incentives FAQs Financial Aid Options Get an Estimate of My CollegeFinancingDoes the College Offer a Payment Plan? 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Studying upalong will widen your horizons and enrich you with new ways of thinking well-nigh the world as you wits a variegated culture. Trips last from 10 to 14 days, and students who receive financial aid may be worldly-wise to use their ribbon toward a StudyUpalongexperience. Past study tours have taken students to destinations like Argentina, Belize, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, France, India, Israel, Mexico, Peru, South America and Turkey. Benefits of the StudyUpalongProgram Through studying abroad, you will: Gain firsthand wits of the world vastitude the United States Develop knowledge and interest in a particular city, country or region See connections between your own culture and other cultures Increase intercultural dialogue, civility and goodwill Achieve academic, career and personal goals Discover new goals and new ways to make a positive impact on the world For increasingly information, please contact Lucia Gbaya-Kanga, StudyUpalongcoordinator, at bgbayaka@ccp.edu. 2018 StudyUpalongDestinations and Travel Dates Mexico StudyUpalongInformation and Deadlines Community College's first trip upalong is to Merida, Mexico, stuff washed-up over Spring Break. Stanley Walling, socialize professor of Social Science (Anthropology/Archeology); Mildred Savard, offshoot instructor forWonkAdvising (History and Latin American Studies); and Sandra Gonzalez-Torres, director ofWonkSuccess Initiative, will lead students through rural Mexico, visit the mythological Maya ruins, interact with today's Maya in urban and rural Mexico, wits the art and music of Merida, and learn well-nigh the Spanish-American heritage and current society. Apply through the Office of Student Life. Applications can be accessed at: https://orgsync.com/89033/files/1345390/show (This is a MS Word document, you will need to save and download the document to either email to David Watters, teammate dean of Students at dwatters@ccp.edu, or print out a nonflexible reprinting and unhook to S1-10). Your vital forfeit is $750. The first payment of $400 is due with your using by theUsingDeadline: Dec. 5, 2017. There is no required undertow for this program. Japan StudyUpalongInformation and Deadlines Community College of Philadelphia is offering a Student International Fellowship Program to Japan in 2018. This is an heady opportunity to learn well-nigh and then travel to the destination to directly wits its culture and trendy society. Students in will travel with a team of experienced Community College of Philadelphia faculty. Final travel dates may transpiration slightly due to airfare availability and other considerations. Learn increasingly well-nigh the one-credit course, travel, financing and the using procedure. MAY 20 – JUNE 3, 2018 (These are tentative dates, and are subject to transpiration until the flights are booked.) Applications must be submitted online by logging into MyCCP Portal. The using is due on December 18, 2017. David Prejsnar, professor of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Akiko Mori, professor of Foreign Languages, will lead students through the warmed-over Japanese capitals of Kyoto and Nara, and the modern cities of Osaka and Hiroshima, site of the first use of the two-bit bomb. Concentrating on the theme, "Memories and Traditions inWarmed-over& Modern Japan," we will visit trappy historical and cultural sites in Kyoto such as the Nijō Castle, and the temples and gardens of Ryōanji. We will moreover wits how other cultures have influenced Japan through food, art, theatre and music performances, and will visit a Japanese comic typesetting (manga.) museum. The group will moreover travel to the breath-taking Buddhist holy mountain of Mt. Koya, stay in a Buddhist temple-inn, and join in meditation practice.  In Hiroshima, we will explore Japan’s situation in the modern world and Japanese pop culture, visiting the Hiroshima Peace Museum and Park, and possibly meeting survivors of the two-bit flop wade on Hiroshima.   Increasinglyinformation well-nigh the Japan StudyUpalongProgram   History of StudyUpalongat the College Our StudyUpalongProgram started in 2000 when 9 students and 2 sense members participated in a program to London. Since then, College groups have visited 13 other countries including Argentina, Belize, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Israel, Mexico, Peru and Turkey.   Some of these programs have been offered for many years. We have brought students most years to Merida, Mexico since 2001 and to Istanbul, Turkey since to 2006.  Other programs, such as to Peru and to Belize have been offered every other year. How does our study upalong program work? The College's StudyUpalongprogram is variegated than other colleges' in that students do not spend a semester  abroad. To unbend work schedules, family obligations and limited student funds, our programs usually last between ten days and two weeks. The most unusual speciality of our study upalong programs is that increasingly than 90% of our student participants receive significant travel scholarships through the College and pay between $400 and $850 to fly and study virtually the world. Most of our StudyUpalongprograms have a formal wonk component. With a few exceptions, students take a one-credit course: Interdisciplinary Studies 120: Introduction to a StudyUpalongSite (IDS 120).  This undertow ensures that students go to a country where they know well-nigh the economic  and political circumstances of those they meet, and they understand the historical, cultural, and geographical factors that have led to diverse societies. The professors leading the groups diamond and teach their own particular section of IDS 120 course.   Students meet in pre-departure meetings and have assignments due when they return home from the trip. View Past Trips Read Student Testimonials View theUsingProcess / Apply to Join Us Frequently Asked Questions well-nigh StudyUpalongCommunity College of Philadelphia Community College of Philadelphia with increasingly than 70 associate's degree, document and standing education programs is your path to possibilities. 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130     215-751-8000 Site Map Consumer Info Privacy Statement Right to Know Directory News