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ASA students in Paris study at the Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises (ILCF), a division of the Institut Catholique de Paris. While founded by the Catholic church, the university is now quite religiously and ethnically diverse.

The Institut Catholique de Paris was founded in central Paris in 1875 and currently enrolls 6,000 students, 2,000 of which are international students from over 70 different countries. Most international students study at the Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises (ILCF), the language division of the university which was founded in 1948.

The ILCF is accredited by the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF), European Credits (ECTS), L’Office National de Garantie, EduFrance, Socrates/Erasmus, MICEFA, CSN, CREPUQ, Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Louvre Museum.

The campus is ideally located in the 6th Arrondissement in central Paris, near Luxembourg Park and the Saint-Sulpice and Saint- Germain-des-Près Metro stations. The 6th Arrondissement is on the South bank of the river Seine and was once where artists such as Delacroix and Manet got together. It is known as a charming area of the city, thanks to a large number of cafés, clubs, pubs, and shops.

ASA students will live with host families within Paris and will have a site director who will help them learn the city, the Parisian way of life, and take them on excursions outside of Paris. There will also be activities planned within Paris to help students get to know the city.

While ASA students will take classes only with other international students, there are plenty of opportunities to not only meet students from all over the world, but also full-time students at the Institut Catholique de Paris. Students who want to meet French students can set-up language exchanges or frequent the many cafes and pubs around the university.