The Washington Center requires that students earn academic credit. This credit is granted not by The Washington Center, but by the student’s home institution. The Washington Center provides professional supervision and evaluation of the students’ work (in the form of written evaluations and suggested grades), but the college or university retains full academic control. It determines which students may attend our program, and the types and amounts of credit—as well as the grades—they receive.

The Washington Center works hard to provide internship opportunities closely tailored to students’ interests. Because internship sites often wait until a couple months before a term to determine their needs, there may be a gap between program acceptance and internship placement.

The Washington Center’s program fee (tuition) is set between the average tuition of public and private institutions nationally. Students’ actual net costs vary greatly according to additional aid received from any of several sources, including their institutions, states, internship sites and The Washington Center’s own substantial financial assistance program. More than 75% of Washington Center students receive some form of financial assistance.

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Today’s students and their parents increasingly turn to colleges and universities to provide exceptional off-campus study and internship opportunities. Institutions turn to The Washington Center to provide their students unparalleled learning opportunities in Washington, D.C., and abroad. Among the reasons why affiliates partner with TWC:

Academic Seminars are an ideal way for institutions to use the resources of Washington, D.C., for academic purposes. Each one is an intensive learning experience that opens a world of insight on the most important issues facing the country and the world. Lasting from a few days to two weeks, an academic seminar at The Washington Center:

Academic seminars are short-term participatory learning programs that involve influential speakers, site visits, small group discussion sessions, workshops and other planned activities allowing students to explore specific topics under the guidance of qualified faculty. Some programs have additional components, such as fieldwork assignments, mentors-for-a-day or a simulation.

Bring a Class or Group

It is common for faculty to organize a group of their own students to attend an academic seminar at The Washington Center.  Professors find many incentives for organizing their own group seminar:

The Washington Center’s Institutional Relations team is tasked with coordinating all aspects of student recruitment and enrollment services, working with affiliates and liaisons and helping students understand the program and how it fits in their career goals. They welcome any questions you may have about affiliation, TWC’s programs, or student recruitment and applications.

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The Washington Center maintains strong partnerships with hundreds of colleges and universities that want to extend their reach programmatically and geographically. TWC provides their students with unique, semester-long internship programs in Washington, D.C., and in several international cities, and academic seminars designed for in-depth exploration of topics of special interest.

There are many reasons colleges and universities choose to partner with TWC:

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The Washington Center's Liaison Advisory Board (LAB) is composed of representative faculty, administrators and staff. The LAB meets twice a year in Washington, D.C., to provide advice and feedback regarding The Washington Center’s programs and initiatives. The diverse backgrounds and interests of the LAB members provide valuable perspective and expertise that enhances The Washington Center's efforts to recognize and meet the interests and needs of our various constituencies.