Faculty-Led Custom Programs
in Spain, Argentina, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Panama.
Customized Study Abroad Programs
SSA Custom Programs for Educational Institutions
Make your own faculty-led study abroad program
SSA offers custom faculty-led study abroad programs for educational groups in a wide range of areas. For decades, we have helped to plan, support and deliver hundreds of group programs designed to provide a rich learning environment in a short amount of time.
College faculty members appreciate our planning, logistics and range of options to achieve their objectives. We like to say “Anything is possible.” because you can choose your dates, length of study, academic components, excursions, service learning opportunities and type of housing. You can even do a travel-intensive program with multiple cities.
Some of the USA’s most famous universities turn to us every year to arrange programs during their spring or summer breaks.
These are the most common features of our custom faculty-led programs:
- Intensive Spanish Study
- Service Learning
- Agriculture
- Ecology
- Cultural Sites
- Specialized Lectures
- City Tours and Architecture
- Local History, Culture and Sports
- Business and Entrepreneurship
- Public Health
- Politics
- Education
- Diet, Nutrition and Culinary Arts
Currently, we provide custom faculty-led study abroad programs in the following sites:

SEVILLE, SPAIN

ALICANTE, SPAIN

BARCELONA, SPAIN

HAVANA, CUBA

CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA

BOQUETE, PANAMA

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Faculty-led Study Abroad Program:
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Why send your students to SSA?

- Spanish Studies Abroad has been looking after students and welcoming them on life-changing study-abroad programs for over 50 years.
- Our Admissions Team helps your students through each step of the process, from course selection to visa instructions, flight advice, and more.
- SSA is a family business and our students become part of the SSA family. Resident Directors are available 24/7 for both academic and personal support.
- All SSA staff undertake specialized training on essential topics such as mental health.
- 93% of students from 2022-23 program evaluations reported that the availability of SSA’s support staff for academic or personal needs was ‘excellent’ or ‘above average’.
- Students immerse themselves in a new way of life, learn a new language, and gain a better understanding of the world around them.
- Boost cultural encounters from flamenco dancing to guitar building and other local activities to discover culture and have genuine authentic interactions – all Spanish Studies Abroad semester programs guarantee a minimum of five cultural encounters.
- Students hold regular conversation exchanges and social meetups with local students
- Students see and experience an alternative way of life first-hand with the opportunity to try things they never would without Spanish Studies Abroad’s immersion options activities
- Students find it considerably easier to build relationships in a setting specifically engineered for this purpose
- Students often create long-lasting relationships with local students, friends, homestay families, and resident directors and their teams for many years
- SSA knows that studying abroad can enhance a student’s resume and increase their chances of being accepted into a prestigious post-grad program or landing a job in a global marketplace. Employers value candidates with international experience and language skills.
- Students experience different values and a different educational system to compare with their own.
- Students study the same topics and themes as at home but from a different perspective/cultural bias.
- Students boost their resume with courses in Spanish or English in the majority of academic degrees.
- SSA holds resume boosting workshops such as “How to Include Study Abroad on Your Resume?” or “Perfecting Interview Techniques.”
- Students build a network of international contacts to help with future academic and professional opportunities.
- Academic excellence is at the forefront of our mission.
- SSA has a broad selection of both Spanish language immersion programs and university courses taught in English for a variety of majors and minors.
- SSA offers programs all year round, from semesters and academic years to January and May terms, quarters, and summer programs – we have them all!
- Students who participate in SSA programs have the opportunity to study subjects that may not be available at their home school. They also get to learn from new professors and experience different teaching styles.
- Learn real, colloquial Spanish used day-to-day, and learn formal alternatives in your Spanish courses for a comprehensive approach to improving your Spanish.
- SSA offers the option to level test students before and after their exchanges to measure their language improvement, and include this on their resume.
- Living in a new country and attending school in a different environment can be challenging, but it also helps students develop independence, self-confidence, and problem-solving skills. They learn to adapt to new situations, make new friends, and navigate unfamiliar surroundings.
- 76% of students from 2022-23 program evaluations reported that SSA programs were “excellent” or “above average” in improving their ability to identify and solve problems.
- 89% of students from 2022-23 program evaluations reported that SSA programs were “excellent” or “above average” in improving their self-confidence and self-knowledge.
- 90% of students from 2022-23 program evaluations reported that SSA programs were “excellent” or “above average” in improving their independence.
- By studying abroad, students gain a better understanding of global issues and become more aware of their role as global citizens. They learn to appreciate diversity, respect other cultures, and develop a sense of empathy for people from different backgrounds.
- 81% of students from 2022-23 program evaluations reported that SSA programs were “excellent” or “above average” in improving their tolerance and open-mindedness.








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