The Community College Initiative (CCI) Program seeks to foster mutual understanding between the citizens of the United States and the citizens of participating CCI countries.  The CCI Program provides participants with a non-degree, academic-year program at a U.S. community college designed to build participants’ technical skills in applied fields, enhance their leadership capabilities, and strengthen their English language proficiency.  The program also provides opportunities for professional internships, service learning, and community engagement.  After completing the program, participants return home with enhanced skills to help them contribute to the economic development of their countries.  The CCI Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State. Since the program’s inception in 2007, more than 2,900 participants from 21 countries have received scholarships for study at community colleges throughout the United States. The CCI Program demonstrates U.S. commitment to increasing access to higher education for international students from underrepresented and underserved communities in selected countries and highlights the learning environment offered at U.S. community colleges.  The program also builds U.S. community colleges’ efforts to deepen international education partnerships and programming. Community colleges are predominantly publicly funded, inclusive institutions in local communities that welcome all who desire to learn, regardless of wealth, heritage, or previous academic experience.  Community colleges offer individual courses (credit and non-credit), certificate programs, workforce development training, and Associate degrees.  Associate degree coursework at community colleges is roughly equivalent to that offered in the first two years of a four year Bachelor’s degree program.  There are more than 1,100 public, independent, and tribal community colleges across the United States.  Community colleges are sometimes referred to as technical colleges or junior colleges.

 

Field of study summary:

• Agriculture

• Allied Engineering

• Business Management/Admin

• Early Childhood Education

• Information Technology

• Media

• Public Safety

• Tourism and Hospitality Management.

 

CCI Eligibility Requirements:

• Is a citizen, national or permanent resident qualified to hold a valid passport issued by a country participating in the CCI Program.

• Is currently residing in the eligible country.

• Is 18 years or older by July 1, 2018.

• Has successfully earned a secondary school diploma.

• Has not completed the equivalent of three years toward a U.S. bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of study the applicant is nominated to pursue.  Nominees without substantive post-secondary education will be given placement priority.

• Has demonstrated commitment to the selected field of study through some academic or professional experience.  The program aims to identify participants with proven skills or interest and limited professional experience in the fields of study offered.

• Has basic working knowledge of English language as demonstrated by a minimum TOEFL score of 450.  (Note:  To pursue credit-bearing courses in an academic field of study, the applicant must meet the minimum language requirements of the host college—usually 500 on the TOEFL test or equivalent scores on other standardized tests.  English language training will be necessary and is available for those who do not demonstrate this level of proficiency; these participants are likely to have extremely limited access to courses in their fields of study and must have an interest in pursuing English language study as their primary academic focus.  All participants will be retested upon arrival at their host institutions.  The host campus testing result will be the score used to determine course placements.)

• Has limited or no overseas study experience.  Nominees with no prior overseas study or travel to the United States will be given placement priority.

• Meets any customized requirements of the home country Embassy/Consulate or Commission.

• Submits a complete original application.

• Is able to receive a U.S. J-1 visa and meet the program conditions to maintain that status.

• Is willing and physically able (with accommodations as required) to complete the program in its entirety, including activities or travel that may be programmed on any day of the week, possibly including early morning or evening hours.

• Is committed to returning to his/her home country after completion of the program and satisfying the J-visa two-year residency requirement.

• Is able to begin the academic exchange program in the United States in July 2018.

 

Program Timeline

Application Deadline: DECEMBER 1, 2017

Interview selection: December 2017/January 2018

Notification of Selected Nominees: January 30, 2018

Pre-Departure Orientation: Early July 2018

Departure to the US: July-August 2018

 

Submission of Application:

Please return to AMINEF your complete application package by the application deadline that includes:

• Completed application form.

• Copy of your most recent, less than two years old, TOEFL score report.

• Copy of high school diploma and transcript (English translation).

• Copy of D1/D2/D3/S1* diploma and transcript (English translation). *if any.

• Copy of identity document (KTP or passport).

• Official Statement of Employment (Surat Keterangan Bekerja) from Employer/Work Supervisor or HR Officer in Indonesian language.

• Please send the application package to Intiland Tower, Lantai 11 Jl. Jend. Sudirman 32,  Jakarta 10220

• APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2017. Applications are available and can be downloaded from AMINEF website at www.aminef.or.id. For  additional  information,  contact:  infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id.  We  do  not  accept  email applications. Hard copies must be sent or delivered to American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF)