Campus
At home in Rome. Benvenuti!
While you study abroad in Rome at the John Felice Rome Center, we want you to feel right at home. We'll provide all the support you'll need to ensure a smooth transition to living in Italy.
Our home
Our campus spans more than five acres in the residential upper Balduina district of Monte Mario, Rome's highest hill. You'll have everything you need while living on a campus in the center of a lively neighborhood that isn't packed with tourists. The area is home to diplomats, senators, judges, and other distinguished families.
Our convenient location
The nearest bus stop is only two blocks away, providing a short, 15-minute ride to Vatican City or an easy 30-minute trip to the rest of Rome's historic center. Within walking distance, you'll enjoy grocery stores, restaurants, bakeries, hairdressers, the post office, and other small businesses.
Our Community
You'll share a life-changing experience of discovery and scholarship enhanced by fellowship and fun. Our diverse, tight-knit community gathers for nights out at the nearby pizzeria, trips to the papal audiences, soccer matches, opera nights, cooking classes, volunteer opportunities, language exchange and much more. Our campus has much to offer as well. Mass is celebrated weekly, and each fall students help harvest the olives from our grove to produce our olive oil and each spring students harvest the citrus fruit for marmalade. Students are surrounded by the support of a strong Residence Life staff who are knowledgeable and immersed in the greater community of Rome. To get a better feel for the area, check out our Rome Center map of the surrounding neighborhood of Balduina.
Our Home
Our campus spans more than five acres in the residential upper Balduina district of Monte Mario, Rome's highest hill. You'll have everything you need while living on a campus in the center of a lively neighborhood that isn't packed with tourists. The area is home to diplomats, senators, judges, and other distinguished families.
Our Convenient Location
The nearest bus stop is only two blocks away, providing a short, 15-minute ride to Vatican City or an easy 30-minute trip to the rest of Rome's historic center. Within walking distance, you'll enjoy cafés, stores, restaurants, and ATMs.
Our Community
You'll share a life-changing experience of discovery and scholarship enhanced by fellowship and fun. Our diverse, tight-knit community gathers for nights out at the opera, papal audiences, soccer matches, shared meals, and much more.
Rome Campus Facts
230
Students living on campus at a time
70%
of classes meet "on location"
30%
of students active within the community
Explore your Calling
Our American-style campus houses up to 230 students and has a full staff and amenities. But it’s our extensive engaged learning and service opportunities that help our students become true global citizens.
Rome
At the Rome Center, you can enjoy all the excitement of the bustling historic center of the city, while living and attending class in a residential Roman neighborhood away from the tourist throng. It's the best of both worlds.
Study Abroad Experience
Our students’ worldviews are expanded through experiences, community, and education. For 60 years, Rome has been the ideal laboratory for our students to engage in a holistic, humanities-based immersive curriculum.
Engaged Learning
You can only get the full Roman experience by also engaging with the city, its people, and its needs. We call this "engaged learning," which happens through our Service Learning courses and our Internship course.
Our home
Our campus spans more than five acres in the residential upper Balduina district of Monte Mario, Rome's highest hill. You'll have everything you need while living on a campus in the center of a lively neighborhood that isn't packed with tourists. The area is home to diplomats, senators, judges, and other distinguished families.
Our convenient location
The nearest bus stop is only two blocks away, providing a short, 15-minute ride to Vatican City or an easy 30-minute trip to the rest of Rome's historic center. Within walking distance, you'll enjoy:
- grocery stores
- cafés
- restaurants
- bakeries
- hairdressers, barbers, and salons
- convenience stores
- post office
- banks and ATMs
- other small businesses
Our Community
You'll share a life-changing experience of discovery and scholarship enhanced by fellowship and fun.
Our diverse, tight-knit community gathers for nights out at the opera, papal audiences, soccer matches, shared meals, and much more.
To get a better feel for the area, check out our Map of the Balduina neighborhood.
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Our home
Our campus spans more than five acres in the residential upper Balduina district of Monte Mario, Rome's highest hill. You'll have everything you need while living on a campus in the center of a lively neighborhood that isn't packed with tourists. The area is home to diplomats, senators, judges, and other distinguished families.
Our convenient location
The nearest bus stop is only two blocks away, providing a short, 15-minute ride to Vatican City or an easy 30-minute trip to the rest of Rome's historic center. Within walking distance, you'll enjoy grocery stores, restaurants, bakeries, hairdressers, the post office, and other small businesses.
Our Community
You'll share a life-changing experience of discovery and scholarship enhanced by fellowship and fun. Our diverse, tight-knit community gathers for nights out at the nearby pizzeria, trips to the papal audiences, soccer matches, opera nights, cooking classes, volunteer opportunities, language exchange and much more. Our campus has much to offer as well. Mass is celebrated weekly, and each fall students help harvest the olives from our grove to produce our olive oil and each spring students harvest the citrus fruit for marmalade. Students are surrounded by the support of a strong Residence Life staff who are knowledgeable and immersed in the greater community of Rome. To get a better feel for the area, check out our Rome Center map of the surrounding neighborhood of Balduina.
Our American-style campus houses up to 230 students and has a full staff and amenities. But it’s our extensive engaged learning and service opportunities that help our students become true global citizens.
Our home
Our campus spans more than five acres in the residential upper Balduina district of Monte Mario, Rome's highest hill. You'll have everything you need while living on a campus in the center of a lively neighborhood that isn't packed with tourists. The area is home to diplomats, senators, judges, and other distinguished families.
Our convenient location
The nearest bus stop is only two blocks away, providing a short, 15-minute ride to Vatican City or an easy 30-minute trip to the rest of Rome's historic center. Within walking distance, you'll enjoy:
- grocery stores
- cafés
- restaurants
- bakeries
- hairdressers, barbers, and salons
- convenience stores
- post office
- banks and ATMs
- other small businesses
Our Community
You'll share a life-changing experience of discovery and scholarship enhanced by fellowship and fun.
Our diverse, tight-knit community gathers for nights out at the opera, papal audiences, soccer matches, shared meals, and much more.
To get a better feel for the area, check out our Map of the Balduina neighborhood.