2021 & COVID-19
To access a list of programs operating throughout COVID-19, this represents a decent effort at streamlining information for best use. Check out a list of which programs are offering in-person, hybrid, and/or virtual options for the upcoming term.
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Gap Year Data
We're excited to highlight the culmination of a year's work in the 2020 Gap Year Alumni Survey. This represents the current and best effort nationally to understand gap year outcomes, and is an improvement of the 2015 GYA National Alumni Survey.
Official Gap Year Colleges
Warren-Wilson near Asheville, NC., is GYA's first Official Gap Year College. Intellectual curiosity, the desire to grow, hunger for a lived experience, a desire to contribute: these are all themes Warren Wilson embodies. If you're coming from a gap year, we believe we are your college.
Official Gap Year Colleges
This is a place where you climb higher. Grow bolder. Make connections. A whole community dedicated to helping you explore who you're meant to be. Come here to challenge yourself, open doors to professional opportunities, and find a niche where what you love meets what you do. McDaniel is a great place to land after your gap year.
Official Gap Year Colleges
Wayfinding Academy - Portland, OR. is 2-year program is anchored by 9 core courses in communication, social change, teamwork, and leadership. Students handcraft their own curriculum with the support of Wayfinding Guides, leveraging real-world internships, mentorships, and Learn & Explore trips.
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Long Island University, Global College - in 8 countries, is a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies combining full-time international immersion, structured classroom time, field study, internships, and community service. Empowering graduates to become socially responsible global leaders in a richly diverse and increasingly complex world.
Official Gap Year Colleges
UC3M is an innovative Spanish public university, known for high performance research and teaching leadership in internationalization with 80% of degrees taught in English or bilingual. It is certified with AACSB in Engineering, Finance & Accounting and Business Administration and with EUR-ACE in engineering degrees.With a 93% employability rate of its students, UC3M attracts the best students in Spain and holds the 12th position in Europe on the QS Ranking 50 under 50.
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Explore Go Overseas to browse the largest database of gap year programs and verified peer reviews. Go Overseas also powers the highly regarded USA Gap Year Fairs events, connecting students, families, and educators with gap year experts in 40+ cities each winter (and virtually this year!).
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Tortuga Backpacks helps travelers avoid the cost and hassle of checking luggage with carry-on-sized travel backpacks. Childhood best friends Fred Perrotta and Jeremy Michael Cohen founded Tortuga after a backpacking trip to Eastern Europe in 2010. They couldn’t find the perfect travel backpack; so they made it. Today, our small team works remotely and lives all over the world. Our goal is to build a human-centric company to serve our fellow travelers. Tortuga has been named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies and featured in the New York Times’ Gift Guide. Our products have been named “Best Carry On Travel Bag” by the Wirecutter and “Best Carry-On Bag” by Carryology.
