About Us

CEA Global Education was founded in 1997 to provide international education and study abroad opportunities for U.S. and Canadian college students of all language levels and majors. Today, CEA sends thousands of students on study abroad programs at multiple universities in 14 countries including Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, South Africa and Spain.

The mission of CEA Global Education is to create and facilitate opportunities for personal growth and global understanding through quality international education and cultural experiences. To do this, CEA focuses on the 'student first' experience, which includes providing personal attention to students before, during and after their study abroad experience.

Working closely with study abroad offices and international programs departments, CEA Global Education also has successfully established more than 100 CEA Academic Affiliate relationships with colleges and universities around the country, providing more options and greater access for students to study abroad. Our CEA Academic Affiliate agreement has been updated effective December 2009. Click here to find more about becoming an Affiliate to the CEA Global Education Network.

For two years in a row, CEA was ranked as one of the fastest growing organizations in the U.S. on the prestigious Inc. 500 Award List, published by Inc. Magazine. CEA was also the recipient of the ACE Award, recognized as the 13th fastest growing organization in Arizona, and has twice been presented with the American Marketing Association Award for "Best Printed Collateral" for past versions of our Academic Program Catalog. Recently, CEA achieved the prestigious Arizona Excellence in International Business award presented by the Governor of Arizona.

In a span of ten years, CEA Global Education has emerged as a leader in the field of international study abroad, recognized for offering superior service and quality programs to students, parents and university educators. With a proven method, CEA has grown to more than 80 staff worldwide to service the needs of expanding enrollment interest for international study abroad. This has included the addition of an extensive Academic staff both here in the US and globally in support of our Global Campuses. CEA is excited to be a part of making study abroad more accessible to students.

Professional Associations

To maintain our standard of excellence, we are also members of several organizations. Learn more information on our Professional Affiliations.