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Scottsdale Community College is pleased to be one of ten campuses across eight states to welcome international exchange participants to its campus during the 2019-2020 academic year as part of the Community College Initiative (CCI) Program.
The U.S. Department of State’s CCI Program is administered by Northern Virginia Community College on behalf of the Community College Consortium. The program provides participants with a one-year, non-degree academic program in workforce development fields at a U.S. community college.
The CCI Program is designed to build participants’ technical skills, enhance leadership capabilities, and strengthen English language proficiency. The program also provides opportunities for professional internships, service learning, and community engagement activities to build relations between U.S. citizens and other countries.
While at Scottsdale Community College, participants will focus on study in the fields of Film, Journalism, Business, Computer Information Systems, Culinary, and Hospitality and Tourism. After completing the CCI Program, participants return home with a deeper understanding of U.S. culture and with improved technical and vocational skills to contribute to the economic development of their home communities.
SCC has hosted 10 cohorts of CCI participants, with more than 130 participants during that time. The program has generated more than $1 million in tuition for Maricopa Community Colleges.
In 2016-2017, independentsector.org reported that CCI participants contributed nearly $1.3 million in service to local U.S. communities. CCI participants also contribute to their U.S. host communities by helping to internationalize U.S. community colleges.
This year marks the CCI Program’s 12th anniversary. Since 2007, the CCI Program has hosted more than 2,800 participants from 21 countries. This year, CCI participants are from Bangladesh, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Turkey. The CCI Program recruits participants from underserved and unrepresented communities, particularly women.
For further information, please contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at eca-press@state.gov.
About Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale Community College (SCC) is student centered with a focus on active, engaged and intellectually rigorous learning. The College is known for high quality, accessible educational opportunities and innovative teaching, learning and support services. SCC serves about 10,000 students a year, offering more than 100 degrees and 60 certificates of completion in diverse occupational areas. At only $85 per credit hour, SCC is one of the most affordable colleges in Maricopa County, and the average class size is only 16 students. Through a partnership with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, SCC is honored to be the only two-year public higher education institution located on Native American land. For more information, phone 480-423-6700 or visit www.scottsdalecc.edu.
Scottsdale Community College is one of the 10 colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the largest community college districts in the nation. SCC offers academic courses leading to associate degrees, university transfer, certificates and short-term job training.
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