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POSTBACCALAUREATE IN CLASSICS

Our Postbaccalaureate Program is designed to help college graduates improve their engagement with scholarship as well as their classical language skills, and take courses that prepare them for admission to graduate programs in Classics or Archaeology.
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Getting Around Athens - a CYA Student Guide

In this comprehensive guide, recent alumni Sydney, Gabriel, and Aspen show you how to navigate Athens public transportation like a local.

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THE CYA EXPERIENCE

CYA - College Year in Athens Benson Aubrey FA25

Aubrey Benson

  I have seen myself grow in very impressive ways in relation to my personal, academic, and professional development. I think it is very important for everyone to try new and uncomfortable things, and CYA made that very easy to do with the opportunities and resources they offered. I have personally become more independent and […]

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Brooke Liberto

  Studying abroad with CYA has become a defining aspect of my academic experience. Simply put, it is a hands-on, immersive approach to academia.  

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Arya Nade

  My time with CYA helped me grow into a more reflective, confident, and curious individual—ready to take on new academic and professional challenges with a broader, more global perspective.  

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Active Professors in US, Canada are CYA Alumni
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Average number of Athenian cats petted by each CYA student
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Gyros consumed by CYA students per semester
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Universities represented
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Days of sunshine in Athens per year
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