5600 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110

The campus may be located in St. Louis, but the education students get at Forest Park community college is global. Offering day, evening, weekend, and distance education courses, Forest Park Community College works to fit your schedule, providing transfer as well as career-oriented programs of study. Programs of study range from life sciences to housing inspection and students may opt for either an associate degree or a shorter certificate program.

Forest Park Community College's emphasis on global education means that students will examine ideas from a multi-cultural perspective and have the opportunity to study abroad during the semester, summer, or during spring break. Travel-study programs for 2007 included a spring break marine biology study in Jamaica, a summer Spanish immersion program in Chile, and a summer Muslim Religion studies program in Turkey. For exceptional students, the on-campus Honors Program offers opportunities for individualized study, self-directed projects, internships, and community development activities as well as the opportunity to join Phi Theta Kappa international honor society. All students at Forest Park Community College will have the chance to get involved with the surrounding community thanks to the school's service-learning projects.

In addition to classroom activities, Forest Park Community College also offers a wide array of cultural and social activities for its students. School-sponsored events for 2007 include a performance by marimba virtuoso Nebojsa Zivkovic, an outdoor electronic music festival called "Digital Circles," and a theatrical rendition of Some American Abroad, a satire about American college professors and students on an obsessive-compulsive tour of England. Students also have their choice of six different sports teams and a handful of student-led organizations ranging from campus ministries to professional development clubs. Forest Park Community College also offers an student-run radio station as well as a student-run newspaper.

To ensure student success, the on-campus Learning Achievement Center offers free tutoring, mentoring, and college success workshops. Forest Park Community College also provides career counseling and child care facilities.

Quick Facts:

Forest Park Community College students are ages 18 to 80, represent 70 different countries, and speak over 40 languages.

Forest Park Community College is just one of four campuses in the St. Louis Community College family. The others are located at Meramec, Florissant Valley, and Wildwood.

In addition to offering study abroad programs, Forest Park Community College also participates in a number of ongoing international projects. Current projects include facilitating a faculty exchange between FPCC and Hunan First Normal Universities in China.

Each year Forest Park Community College plays host to International Week, a series of multi-cultural seminars, roundtable discussions, and social events all designed to facilitate international education.

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