International Student and Scholar Services
International students will receive the following support from the International Center, specifically the International Student Advisor:
- Advising, counseling and referral as needed.
- Orientation services.
- Advocacy of international student concerns on behalf of the students with the college administration.
- Immigration services communicating with various Federal agencies (State Department, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
, IRS ). - Advising and authorizing internship opportunities such as curricular practical training, post-completion optional practical training and graduate school options.
- Advising two very active student clubs, the Cosmopolitan Club and the African Students Association.
- Providing programming and support necessary during the summer and academic breaks.
- Liaison with the International Friendship Program participants and the organizing committee.
- Assist with multi-cultural programs on campus and in the community with the international students and International Center programs.
- Serve as liaison/mediator between various departments and international students.
Countries Represented at Berea College
In a typical year, Berea College has about 120 international students from approximately 70 countries around the world. The following list illustrates the variety of countries represented at Berea and is not intended to indicate where our current students are from:
| Afghanistan Argentina Armenia Azerbaiján Bangladesh Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon China Dominican Republic Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Germany Ghana Grenada Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran |
Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nigeria Palestine Peru |
Romania Russia Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Slovak Republic Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Tibet Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe |
