Location
  • Wales

Program Details

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N/A
Housing
Hostel
Language
English
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0

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Price Details
What's included:

•Tuition
•Guaranteed housing in residence halls, including single room, private bath and toilet, and kitchen and laundry facilities (no meals)
•Computer/internet access on campus and in residence halls
•Two-week orientation
•Excursions and cultural events such as a week-long tour of Ireland
•Internship and service-learning opportunities (optional)
•On-site resident director and support services
•Airport reception
•Personal Central College Abroad Adviser for pre-departure support
•Optional online pre-departure and re-entry course
•Central College Abroad Student Survival Guide and Parent handbook
•Supplemental travel insurance , including mental health coverage, emergency evacuation and more
•International student ID card provided by INEXT
•Transcript from Central College, a U.S. institution fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission

Scholarships:

For many students, scholarship funds make a real difference between participation and staying home. For students who attend a school that is part of Central’s cooperative council, additional scholarships are available.

Central College Abroad provides scholarship opportunities for semester and year program applicants for both Central College and non-Central students.

Scholarship applications are made after acceptance into a Central College Abroad program. Application directions and forms are accessed through an online acceptance account.

Pay attention to scholarship deadlines; some allow you to apply for the scholarship even if you have not officially been accepted to the program yet. Note that scholarship deadlines operate independently of program application deadlines.

Apply, apply, apply! It never hurts to try. Studying abroad is an experience that will enrich your undergraduate experience. Don’t let cost hold you back. Research your options so you can begin this life-changing journey!

Central College Abroad scholarship deadlines:

•March 15 — fall and year programs
•October 1 — spring programs
Apr 13, 2016
May 11, 2012
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About Program

Bangor is a small city with a big backdrop – Snowdonia National Park, known as the most beautiful national park in the United Kingdom. The city of 12,000 in northwest Wales is not on most tourists’ itineraries, making it a window into an authentic kind of rural life that treasures both education and the environment.

Bangor is considered one of the U.K.’s best university locations, situated between the mountains of Snowdonia and the Irish Sea and offering some of the finest beaches and most beautiful scenery in the country. North Wales is an area of outstanding natural beauty, yet close to major cities such as Manchester and Liverpool, so travelling to and from Bangor is easy, with London also easily accessible by direct train.

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Program Highlights

  • Location! Bangor, Wales, albeit small, contains many spectacular sites to explore, such as Snowdonia National Park, the largest mountain range in the UK, during your time interning and studying abroad. Additionally, you will have the chance to explore the
  • Experience! Central College Abroad only partners with the best organizations to ensure you have a fulfilling internship experience. Our advisers are there for you every step of the way.
  • Variety! From literature to biology to history, there are plenty of sectors you can explore when deciding to intern in Wales.
  • Accommodation! Central College Abroad offers all students a single room in a house full of international students! What better way to learn cross-cultural communication skills?

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  • Growth 4.5
  • Support 4.85
  • Fun 4.9
  • Housing 4.7
  • Safety 4.9
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Ahbey
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Bangor, Wales

The Bangor, Wales Program offers a variety of opportunities to tailor to any individual personality. A comfortable environment that immerses you into the Welsh culture is easy to adjust to because of the program's established set up and Program Director, Tecwyn Vaughan Jones. Whether you enjoy outdoor activites, history, or an active social life, you can find it all in Bangor.

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MichaelSplavec
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Day to Day Life

This whole experience was full of excitement. everyday was full of something new that I had to do and that made it so enjoyable. In this program I was able to meet so many new people and get to know what their life is like on any normal day here in Wales. Overall, by coming to Wales to study abroad I was able to open my mind to a new culture and how other people interact in their own world. This experience is going to be extremely helpful in my future career endeavors.

26 people found this review helpful.
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kenkitdenmei
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Brilliant, Beautiful, Bangor.

It has definitely been an adventure from day one. The class field trips, especially the Ireland weekend, are fantastic every single time. The Bangor community is interesting to observe and partipate in. There's a nice mix of students from the university with people from Wales who radiate the Welsh national pride that so becomes them. The mountains, when the weather permits them to be seen, are an unfailing source of beauty. And, now, I'm out the door to go surfing in the Outdoor Pursuits class, so you'll have to excuse me. But, trust me, there's something amazing about this program and this place. It was the perfect choice for me.

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mcooktrinity
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Comfort and Adventure in Wales!

Wales was the perfect place for me to go, as someone who never planned to study abroad. It was comfortably familiar in that I could still speak English and many of the customs are the same, but I still got to experience the excitement of the UK and the breathtaking Welsh natural beauty. As a Texas city girl, rural Wales was a whole new world! Bi-weekly field trips around Wales and England, the friendly little town of Bangor, and the thrilling days of the Outdoor Pursuits class make for a perfect semester of jumping out of your comfort zone and into an amazing life experience.

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Sheep_baahh
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Wales, the land of dragons and sheep!.. But mainly sheep.

I feel the Wales program has a big advantage over some of the other programs i've visited while traveling over the 3 week spring break, yeah that is right, 3 full weeks of traveling around Europe, is the housing that the students are put into. The students Studying in the Wales program get put in a single room in a flat of 8. Their flatmates are all local residents of Europe, so you are completely immersed in the culture. Another great aspect of the Wales program is the brilliant Outdoors Pursuits class offered for the students, and frankly it is so amazing that you would have to be a bit daft to not take it. You spend your class times climbing mountains, surfing, and canoeing, to list a few. It is a great way to build character and leadership skills! And the last thing ill touch on but certainly not the least, far from it actually, is the program directer, Tecwyn, the coolest Welsh guy you will ever meet. Tecwyn will practically bend over backwards to make sure you are in joying you time but he doesn't limit for freedoms to explore. He makes the program worth it! I wish i was blessed enough to come back again for a second semester!

28 people found this review helpful.
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Wales2012
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Wales

The experience was awesome. There are so many things to do and see that you never run out and you'll wish you could stay longer. In addition to that, Wales in is a great location to travel to other countries by plane or train (or ferry in the case of Ireland). This makes it affordable and easy to book tickets even on short term notice!

27 people found this review helpful.
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GotoCymru!
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing Experience

The Bangor, Wales program is an amazing experience full of opportunities. Bangor University is a challenging school with many available courses and modules, excellent accomodations and is located in a diverse and interesting little city that feels more like a town. The extra courses offered- Outdoor Pursuits & Welsh History- are really interesting, and the outdoors class will become the most memorable and amazing moments of your entire trip. You'll never regret this experience, all you will learn, see, and get to do!!

25 people found this review helpful.
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klevans15
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Wales 2012

I thought this was a great program overall. It was very easy to meet people and get involved with the people from Wales and England. It was really nice being close together, because it was really easy to get together to do things with each other. I really enjoyed that the people in Wales are very friendly and most were were very willing to help if needed. I really felt that this was similar to the everyday life that we have back at Central College since we lived in dorms. The only hard part about studying in Wales is the travel aspect. It is very easy to travel to England and Scotland, but traveling outside that gets very expensive in a hurry. I loved getting to go to the different field trips on the weekends, because if they weren't set up by the director then we wouldn't have been able to see most of those things. Overall it was a great experience, and I have made some many lasting memories.

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