Tuition and fees
Unlike other programs, tuition for the E.C.Co. Program is virtually all-inclusive. Tuition for the academic year is decided the preceding February.
The E.C.Co. program fee covers the following expenses:
– Student housing (furnished)
– Daily food allowance of 20E/day
– Assistance and supervision of all immigration requirements
– Tuition for all courses (including the intensive language program in August/September (Fall Semester) and January/February (Spring Semester), academic courses at the E.C.Co. Center or at the University of Bologna)
Excursions:
– Day-long (curricular and co-curricular)
– 1 out-of-town trip (typically 2 nights) per semester, inclusive of travel
Cultural activities:
– Varied activities (gatherings, dinners) in and around Bologna throughout the semester
– Cooking classes
– To encourage students’ exploration of cultural activities, E.C.Co. offers a partial reimbursement (up to 100 €/student/semester)
– Extensive academic orientation and advising
– Academic support for university courses and exams
The E.C.Co. program, in addition, organizes group travel from the United States to Bologna (and return) at cost. If students do not take the group flight, they do not pay for it. Students not taking the group flight communicate their travel plans to E.C.Co., so that arrival plans can be coordinated.
Typical costs to students not covered by the program fee:
– Any travel students organize on their own
– An Italian SIM card/telephone number is required by the program in case of emergency (cost approximately 12 € per month).
– Other incidentals: laundry, towels, some kitchen items
Application procedures
For further information, students from Vassar College, Wellesley College, and Wesleyan University should contact their respective study abroad offices.
Students from schools outside the E.C.Co. Consortium (Vassar College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University) should contact:
A.Y. 2023-24:
Vassar College
| Professor Simona Bondavalli Department of Italian Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Tel. (845) 437-5827 sibondavalli@vassar.edu |
Kerry Stamp Assistant Dean for Global Partnerships and International Programs Vassar College 124 Raymond Avenue – Box 730 Poughkeepsie, New York 12604-0730 Main Building, N-173 Tel. (845) 437-5260 kstamp@vassar.edu |
A.Y. 2024-25:
Wellesley College
| Professor Sergio Parussa Department of Italian Studies Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 02481 Tel: (781) 283-2879 sparussa@wellesley.edu |
Jennifer Thomas-Starck Director Office of International Study Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 02481 Tel: (781) 283-3532 jthomass@wellesley.edu |
A.Y. 2025-26:
Wesleyan University
| Professor Ellen Nerenberg Department of Romance Languages and Literarures 300 High Street, 306 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459 Tel: 860-685-3087 enerenberg@wesleyan.edu |
Emily Gorlewski Director Office of Study Abroad 105 Fisk Hall Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459 Tel: (860) 685-2550 egorlewski@wesleyan.edu |
