Welcome to CCI, the Center for Cultural Interchange.Each year, CCI provides over 1000 exchange students the opportunity to live with American families across the U.S., from a few weeks in the summer, up to a 10-month academic high school year
General Info
Established in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit international exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, environmental consciousness and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes high school exchange, short-term group homestay, internship and training, volunteer, work & travel, and language study programs in the United States and in over 30 countries around the world. Through Greenheart’s environmental and social welfare initiatives, CCI offers opportunities to our American and international participants to contribute to conservation efforts through service, education and conscious living.
Extra Phones
Toll Free in the U.S.: (866) 224-0061
Brands
CCI, Greenheart
Location
Southern New England Regional Coordination Office
Associations
CCI is designated by the United States Department of State as a J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor for the Secondary School, Intern and Trainee, and Summer Work/Travel programs. CCI is currently granted full listing by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET). We are also a member of the World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation (WYSTC), NAFSA: Association of International Educators, WYSE: Work Abroad Association, and The Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange.