Study Away
Explore America. Enrich Your Education.
Study Away programs provide opportunities for students to travel within the United States and learn through immersive, hands-on experiences that connect classroom learning with the real world.
Summer 2027: East Coast Trip
This trip will be open to students and community members. Community members will be allowed to register after the initial student registration period has ended.
Course Fee: Tuition and fees for a 3-credit course
This short-term study away course uses travel and experiential learning to engage students in an exploration of cultural perspectives and regional awareness. Through visits to selected destinations, students examine how location, history, people, institutions, and environmental conditions interact to influence diverse ways of life. The course also emphasizes cultural awareness, self-reflection, and the deepening of one’s worldview.
This trip will count as a 3-credit course in ANTR 272, BIOL 272, ENVR 272, or HIST 272.
Prior to departure, students will engage in general and discipline specific preparation. Upon returning, students will reflect on the impact and value of both the course content and study away experience.
Information Sessions:
Sessions will take place in Room A137 in the Stanley P. Ash Building on MCC's Sidney Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. Virtual attendance is available for those unable to attend in person. Click on a session date above to access its virtual meeting link.
Tentative Itinerary:
Day 1 - Travel and Shenandoah National Park
Day 2 - Luray Caverns & Shenandoah Valley Exploration (Shenandoah National Park)
Day 3 - Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley (New Market Battlefield State Park and Harrisonburg)
Day 4 – Monticello and Williamsburg
Day 5 - Williamsburg (Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown Battlefield & Visitor Center)
Day 6 - Washington D.C.
Day 7 - Return Home (Mid-day stop TBD)
Application Process
In order to reserve your spot on the trip, you must submit a and put down a $150 deposit.
Student enrollment period: November 4th 2026 - May 7th 2027
Community enrollment period: December 1st 2026 - May 21st 2027
Contact Us.
Heather Wesp, Biology Faculty | 989-328-1270 | hwesp@montcalm.edu
Andrea Martin, Social Sciences Faculty | 989-328-1073 | andrea.martin@montcalm.edu