Hosting a German Exchange Student 2023-2024

Shoreline Community College has welcomed two German exchange students from Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) so far. The International Education Department is seeking for local families who are interested in hosting a government-sponsored college-age exchange student from Germany for the 2023-24 academic year. CBYX pays host families $225 per month. They understand this stipend is probably too low for living cost in the Great Seattle area, so CBYX can make an exception and pay up to $350 per month if the host family asks for it.

If you or you know someone who are interested, please let us know by emailing Yushin Wung at ywung@shoreline.edu. We will send the Host Questionnaire first and conduct a home visit later.

CBYX students will all arrive in DC first for their program orientation and then fly to their final destinations around early or mid-August. They will take classes at Shoreline for one quarter and then work on their internship (matched by CBYX) for two quarters. CBYX also requires all students to complete a certain amount of community services. When they finish their program, students will gather in DC again in the end of June or early July and return to Germany.