WELCOME TO ICADS!

The Institute for Central American Development Studies (ICADS) was created in 1986 to fill the information gap in foreign policy between North American citizens and their governments, promoting a deeper understanding of the Central American region.

ICADS is a center for study, research, and analysis of Central American social and environmental issues. We focus on women's issues, economic development, environmental studies, public health, education, human rights, and wildlife conservation.

ICADS offers four separate and distinct study programs through which students can earn academic credit as a study abroad program for their university (see specific program information for details on college credit), take intensive Spanish language coursework and volunteer in any number of internships we have available in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

“Hispanics became the largest minority group in the United States in 2003, and the Census Bureau projects that the Hispanic population will continue to grow more than any other group well into the middle of the century.”

Chronicle of Higher Education,
November 28 th , 2003

Don't you think it's time you learned Spanish?