Running head: THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND

THE UGLY
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Alyssa Mazey
Third Party Providers: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Kent State University

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

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The education abroad interest is a growing population among

undergraduate students. According to Opendoors (2014), the
population has grown from 62,000 students in 1987-1988 to 289,000 in
2012-2014. The number of U.S. students studying abroad has grown by
2% over the past year and is now at record high (Opendoors, 2014).
The most popular majors of undergraduate students are STEM majors,
Social Science majors, and Business majors (Opendoors, 2014) and
most students are taking their opportunity during a short-term summer
program (Opendoors, 2014).

Opendoors. (2014). Institute of International Education. Retrieved

from http://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/OpenDoors/Data/US-Study-Abroad/Infographic