CEA Study Abroad

Specialties

Studying abroad isn’t just an academic experience — it’s a life experience that expands your boundaries and transforms the world into your classroom. CEA offers the perfect balance of academics and adventure.

Along the way, you’ll learn to adapt and communicate across cultures. You’ll earn credits toward graduation while gaining skills that enhance your employability. And you’ll discover more about yourself than you ever thought possible.

To make it even easier to take your education global, CEA offers study abroad scholarships, as well as personalized help making your adventure more affordable.

Because studying abroad is more than an academic experience it’s a life experience. Where will your learning take you?

History

Established in 1996.

In 1994, Brian Boubek decided to study abroad in France. After having a less-​than-​satisfactory customer service experience (an and amazing year abroad in France), he came home, graduate from college, and founded his own study abroad company — and CEA was born.

In 1996, we sent a single student to our first study abroad program in Dijon, France. Fast-​forward to 2014 — 3,500+ students travel abroad to 21 cities across 12 countries.

In the years in-​between, we’ve been quite busy. From our humble beginnings in 1996 to today, CEA has:

* Increased our offerings to 272 unique courses across 47 subject areas;

* Expanded our staff to 165 (85 abroad, 80 in our Phoenix, U.S. headquarters);

* Opened eight Study Abroad Centers in six countries;

* Developed partnerships with 36 international universities;

* Increased our faculty to 100+;

* Surpassed 40,000 student alumni; and

* Become a driving force in the international education field.

Pretty impressive, if we do say so ourselves!

Meet the Business Owner

Brian B.

Business Owner

Brian J. Boubek | CEO & Chairman

Brian is an entrepreneur and leader in global education who has built his career helping today’s student to become globally competitive. In 1997, after a life-​changing study abroad experience in Dijon, France, he founded CEA Study Abroad (CEA). Brian felt that his time in France was so empowering and insightful that he wanted to provide the same opportunity to everyone.

«CEA’s success is built on our ability to design and implement innovative, high-​quality academic programs that meet the needs of today’s university student. In the current higher education environment, global competency is no longer a luxury. CEA is meeting that challenge by providing the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the global economy.»

Since its beginning as a study abroad provider, he has led CEA as the company grew to become one of the largest for-​profit international education companies in the U. S with operations throughout the world and 175 employees worldwide. I