Students exploring historic city streets.

Global Experiential Learning - Travel and Learn

Trek Around the World & Learn Something New

Why Study Abroad?

Understand and appreciate other cultures as well as your own. By immersing yourself in a different culture, you can enrich your future, broaden your horizons, and come back home with new goals

Gain a global education. Studying abroad enables you to gain a global perspective as it provides valuable insights into how other peoples work and live.

Learn a foreign language. Language study abroad provides an unparalleled opportunity for attaining fluency in a foreign language.

Expand your career potential. You will gain a competitive edge that future employers will recognize in a society which is becoming increasingly international in scope.

Earn academic credit. Studying abroad means a rewarding experience filled with adventures, fun and memories - all while earning college credit.


Upcoming Study Abroad Destinations

Reserve your spot today in one of our faculty-led study abroad or short-term experiential learning programs! See our newly added Summer 2026 programs to Guatemala and Honduras! 

Costa Rica: Lush rainforest and volcano landscape.

Costa Rica, Spring 2026

Immerse yourself in a study of culture, conservation, and biodiversity in the lush landscape of Costa Rica. Earn 12-15 units of academic credit while you travel April 18–June 19, 2026!

Hawaii: Students volunteering and exploring outdoors.

Hawai'i, Summer 2026

Travel to the Big Island with Foothill's Anthropology Indigenous Archaeology Field School. Earn college credit while participating in community-engaged fieldwork research July 18-Aug. 8, 2026.

Spain: Students exploring historic city streets.

Spain, summer 2026

Visit five different locations in Spain, immersing yourself in the vibrant culture and rich history of the Iberian Peninsula. Earn 8 units of academic credit while you travel July 1–22, 2026.

Guatemala: Group community experience in nature.

Guatemala, Summer 2026

Volunteer in the mountainous village of El Astillero, supporting school sites and experiencing daily life in rural Guatemala. Enjoy free time and evenings in the colonial tourist town of Antigua. Travel Aug. 17-30, 2026.

Honduras: Medical volunteer group posing together.

Honduras, Medical/Dental Brigade, Summer 2026

Join our Medical/Dental Brigade to Honduras, organized by students in the Foothill Medical/Dental Brigades Club. Travel Aug. 10–16, 2026.

With Foothill Global Experiential Learning You Can . . .

  • Study abroad for an entire quarter while earning college credit in exciting destinations like Spain, Italy, England, Costa Rica, Japan, South Africa…and beyond.
  • Join an active archaeological research project in the Bay Area, or in one of our summer projects in Ireland, Ecuador and Hawaii.
  • Volunteer and participate in service learning projects locally and abroad in places like Guatemala, Honduras, the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
  • Travel with Foothill faculty on short-term learning excursions and experiences around the Bay Area, the U.S. and abroad.

You can find more information about the new Office of Global Experiential Learning on this presentation

Live Your Dreams!

Learn more about our program and reasons to study abroad

To start your educational adventure, email us today at globalexperiences@fhda.edu

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(650) 949-7751
globalexperiences@fhda.edu

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