Study Abroad Programs
State Center Community College District (SCCCD) offers various study abroad opportunities through the Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Community College, Madera Community College, and Oakhurst campus. These programs are developed, coordinated, and led by the district Coordinator of International Education, Dr. Margaret Hiebert, and faculty at the campuses, and cover various areas of study and different locations throughout the world. Approximately 600 students have participated in study abroad programs since 2001.
Resources are available to help you pay for your study abroad program!
For more information or a Study Abroad application, please see the Visitors Program Website or contact:
Dr. Margaret Hiebert, Coordinator of International Education at margaret.hiebert@scccd.edu.
Insurance Required: Students are strongly encouraged to purchase trip cancellation and interruption insurance that includes "cancel for any reason" coverage, as well as Covid coverage for things like quarantine costs, flight change fees, etc.. There are many companies that offer this. SCCCD International Education Program recommends you check with your current insurance, or other top national brands at www.insuremytrip.com. If your study abroad provider program fees cover health insurance, you may be able to add this additional travel coverage to that policy.
State Center Community College District International Education Program recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for all students and faculty participating on study abroad programs as many countries and study abroad companies still require vaccination and/or a negative test for entry. For each program, an official decision will be made before the final registration date (usually 90 days before departure) if a program will be offered or not based on a minimum number of students required (10 for most programs to cover all costs) and safety factors which include, but are not limited to:
Study Abroad Locations
Pending state and federal travel guidelines as well as campus and district administrator approval, SCCCD will offer the following study abroad programs Summer 2026:
Athens, Greece
Summer 2026
Echoes of the Ancient: Archaeology and Communication in Greece.
This study abroad program is based in Athens, Greece. Students will study Comm10--Intercultural Communication with FCC's Dr. Tiffany Sarkisian and Anthro3--Archaeology and World Prehistory with CCC's Laurie Taylor. Guided field trips are led by faculty and expert guides. All outdoor and adventure activities are led by qualified instructors. Tentative dates May 26--June 18, 2026.
For more information, you may contact: tiffany.sarkisian@fresnocitycollege.edu or laurie.taylor@cloviscollege.edu
Ireland
Summer 2026
Summer 2026, SCCCD is offering a study abroad program in Donegal, Ireland. MCC's Justin Cardella and FCC's Jonathan Davey will be leading the program, teaching Irish Business Hospitality and Culinary/Food Systems Management. Tentative dates: June 20--June 30, 2026.
Japan
Summer 2026
Summer 2026, the District is offering a 3-week study abroad program to study English C1000-Composition taught by FCC's John Wilson and Linguistics 10 taught by FCC's Alyssa Tobar in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, Japan. Courses offered are GE transfer-level courses with no prerequisites. Tentative dates are June 11-July 5, 2026.
South Korea
Summer 2026
Summer 2026, SCCCD is offering a study abroad program to Seoul, South Korea. Students will be studying Asian-American Studies with FCC's Dr. Gena Gong and Small Business Accounting with CCC's Eunji Seo.
