Florence, Italy
Program Dates: January 30, 2027 to April 30, 2027
Location: Florence, Italy
Price:
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- Program Fee: $9,165
- Additional:
- Meal Plan (Optional): $625
- Medical Insurance Upgrade (Optional): $65
- Weekend Excursions (Optional)
- Rome: $595
- Verona/Venice: $595
- Sorrento/Pompeii: $695
- Transportation Package (Optional): TBD
- Personal Excursions: Varies
- Textbooks: Varies
Spring 2027 Program Dates
Depart the U.S.:
January 30, 2027
Arrive in Florence:
January 31, 2027
Mid-Semester Break:
March 13 - 21, 2027
Depart Florence:
April 30, 2027
About This Program
Florence is an exciting city in which to live and study. On an afternoon stroll through the streets of Florence, which is set amidst the golden hills of Tuscany, you can admire the architecture of Giotto and Baroque sculptures adorning the fountains of the city. You can linger in at the Uffizi Gallery with its vast collection of paintings and sculptures, and view the magnificent Santa Croce, where Galileo, Michelangelo, and Machiavelli are buried. Discuss art with Florentine painters in their studios and explore the bookshops near Via Cavour, and visit one of the most popular spots in Florence, the Ponte Vecchio, a 14th-century bridge spanning the River Arno.
This program enables you to study abroad while making normal progress toward your degree objectives and earning fully transferable units in courses taught by community college faculty and guest lecturers. The Florence program is offered in cooperation with the Contra Costa County, Los Rios County, San Mateo County and Santa Rosa Junior College, and with the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), which arranges transportation, living accommodations, and a wide range of student and instructional support services.This program is part of the Northern California Study Abroad Consortium (NCSAC). Units earned in Florence will appear on your transcripts issued by the participating colleges.
Visit the NCSAC program page for a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
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Please contact Professor Paul Roscelli at:
roscelli@smccd.edu | (650) 306-3414
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In order for SMCCCD Study Abroad to review your eligibility, you must select “Cañada College” as your home college on the application. Learn more at NCSAC
Important Dates
- August X, 2026: Priority Application Deadline
- November 6, 2026: General Application Deadline/Deposit Deadline
- December 4, 2026: Final Payment Deadline
- January 30, 2027: Depart the U.S.
- January 31, 2027: Arrive in Italy
- February, 2027: Classes Begin
- March 13 - 21, 2027: Mid-Semester Break
- April, 2026: Classes End
- April 30, 2026: Depart Italy
Meet Your SMCCCD Faculty Teaching Abroad in Florence:
Paul Roscelli | roscelli@smccd.edu | (650) 306-3414
Professor Paul Roscelli is a faculty member at Cañada College, where he has taught Introduction to Macroeconomics, Introduction to Microeconomics, Business Law, Financial Accounting, and ESL content-based courses. He holds a JD from Santa Clara University, an AB in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in Accounting from San Francisco State University. His academic interests range widely, from game theory and the role of prices as signaling devices to confirmation bias and the major schools of macroeconomic thought.
This will be Professor Roscelli’s second time teaching in the Study Abroad Program in Florence. In this iteration, he hopes to use Florence and Tuscany as a living laboratory by integrating Italy’s Slow Food Movement into a broader discussion of sustainability. The movement, which began in Italy in the 1980s as a response to fast food and the erosion of local culinary traditions, offers students a distinctive way to connect economics, culture, food systems, and environmental values.
Professor Roscelli has long used travel as a way to collect real-world examples for his courses. His travels have taken him across Europe and through much of Egypt, Cyprus, and Lebanon, and he has studied topics as varied as marble factories in Muscat, Oman, and tourism industries in Costa Rica.
Beyond the classroom, Professor Roscelli has served as advisor to several student organizations, including the Environmental Club and the Christian Club. He currently serves as lead advisor to the Beta Zeta Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Canada College, the honor society for community college students. Under his guidance and with the benefit of some amazing students, the chapter has earned numerous awards, including recognition as the outstanding chapter in California and a ranking of fourth among approximately 1,300 chapters internationally. He is also a member of Cañada’s Honors Transfer Program faculty, with students presenting annually at the Bay Area Honors Consortium at UC Berkeley and Stanford.