About Spanish
Build fluency, cultural insight, and career-ready communication skills.
Whether you plan to teach, interpret and/or translate, work in health care, or travel the globe, our Spanish program will equip you with the language proficiency, cultural competence, and professional skills to thrive in any career field.
Program Highlights:
- 100% Job Placement within six months of graduation
- Small class sizes with a low 10:1 student-faculty ratio
- Four-week Spanish immersion experience in Spanish-speaking country
- Engage in community projects to apply language skills in real settings
- Gain publishing experience through Viterbo's student-led Spanish newpaper El Sol
Viterbo graduates go on to become
- Teachers
- Translators or interpreters (medical, educational, business, legal)
- Bilingual nurses, social workers, etc.
- Writers
- Journalists
- Travel agents
- Immigration officers
- Flight Attendants
- Foreign Affairs Officials
100% Job Placement within six months of graduation
Small class sizes with a low 10:1 student-faculty ratio
Four-week Spanish immersion experience in Spanish-speaking country
Why study this program at Viterbo?
Real-World Practice
Engage in community projects with organizations like Centro Latino of La Crosse and St. Clare Mission Clinic to apply language skills in real settings, or contribute to the publishing of El Sol, Viterbo’s student-led Spanish-language newspaper to gain language and journalism experience.
Spanish Immersion Experience
Option to study abroad in Spain, with specialized coursework in medical Spanish, internships, and cultural excursions.
Publishing Experience
Participate in writing and editing El Sol, the only Spanish language newspaper in the tri-state area
Faculty
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