Good Practices and Program Standards

Abstract

With education abroad having evolved into a professional field and recognized program standards and good practices having been established, there are unique considerations that community colleges must consider regarding program development, implementation, and practices that require a particular approach to best meet the needs of both community college students and two-year institutions. By examining the nine areas of the standards of good practice developed by the Forum on Education Abroad, a narrative on each will be presented to address both their relevance and application to community colleges. Currently, with the greatest growth in U.S. education abroad occurring in short-term programming and with faculty-led programming being the most common type offered by community colleges, this review has timely relevance for the field.