Student Travel

Travel with us! Every trip is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development. Learn more about these experiences below.

Upcoming Trips

Cuba 2025

Spring Break | March 8-15, 2025

Open to all Minnesota West students, employees, community members, and students from other colleges. Enrollment in the required course will occur in Fall 2024 once you are registered for this tour.

This immersive week-long program in Cuba’s capital, Havana, with a two-day trip to the Western Cuba countryside, will allow students ample opportunity to experience intercultural communication while learning about Cuba’s unique history and culture. Thematically, the program will focus on the importance of the African cultural influence on modern Cuban society. Students will learn about Santeria and other Afro-Cuban religions, engage with young people on a collaborative art project, and explore Havana’s UNESCO World Heritage historic center, among many other enriching activities. Throughout the program, students will stay in homestays which will allow for ample intercultural communication opportunities.

Reach out to us if you have any questions by contacting Instructor Kent Dahlman at kent.dahlman@mnwest.edu

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Greece 2025

Minnesota West Community & Technical College is hosting a Study Abroad Experience for Nursing Students!

This is a Spring Semester 2-credit study abroad class that concludes with a trip to Greece on May 24-31, 2025.

The course is being offered through Minnesota West for nursing students enrolled in any nursing program who are interested in the cross-cultural experience of traveling to a foreign country. The class is called Transcultural Nursing: Community and Global Perspectives and is taught by Lisa Buseth, Minnesota West Nurse Educator. The course format will meet via Zoom in April, in addition to the travel in May.

For more information on the course and travel plans, please email Dr. Dawn Gordon, Dean of Nursing at Minnesota West!