Teach Abroad with SMCCCD

Bring your teaching to the world. SMCCCD faculty can create meaningful global learning experiences for students through semester-long study abroad or short-term Faculty-Led Programs.

The Study Abroad Office works with faculty, Deans, and College leadership throughout the proposal, program development, recruitment, and implementation process.

Current Faculty Opportunities

NCSAC Semester Abroad

Teach abroad for a semester through the Northern California Study Abroad Consortium.

Eligibility: Full-time SMCCCD faculty only
Faculty Proposal Deadline: October 16, 2026

Summer 2028 Faculty-Led Programs

Develop a short-term program that connects your course with an international destination.

Eligibility: Full-time and part-time SMCCCD faculty
Interest Proposal Deadline: October 16, 2026

NCSAC Semester Abroad

Upcoming Teaching Opportunities

  • Fall 2027: Barcelona, Spain
  • Spring 2028: Florence, Italy
  • Spring 2028: Kyoto, Japan
  • Fall 2028: London, England
  • Spring 2029: Florence, Italy

 

Summer 2028 Faculty-Led Programs

A Two-Stage Proposal Process

Faculty-Led Program proposals are developed in two stages. Faculty first submit a brief Interest Proposal. Selected concepts then advance to the Full Proposal stage, when faculty work with the Study Abroad Office and College leadership to develop the program and obtain College approval.