REFLECTING ON OUR FIRST FIFTY YEARS
In 1972, our founders recognized the importance of educating young adults with a focus on fostering intellectual agility, tolerance, and intercultural dialogue in a transformative, international setting.
Our History Begins
John Cabot International College began as a two-year program affiliated with Hiram College in Ohio and welcomed its first class of 31 students on September 19, 1972. The college was named after 15th century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot, who opened the channels for further exploration of North America.
Transformative
JCU allows you to take advantage of everything that Rome has to offer.
Global
Our students come from 75 different countries and from all across the USA.
Personal
Come for the community, get ready for the world.
More than just a school. I consider it not an academic education, but life learned. It has stood me in good stead over the years.
Roseanne Terry '75
John Cabot is more than just a school. At the time it was the heartbeat that kept me connected to a city I had grown to love. I consider it not an academic education, but life learned. It has stood me in good stead over the years.
Roseanne Terry '75Living and studying in Rome offered a daily slice of La Dolce Vita romana among a diverse group of multinationals.
Carmen Stone '75
Living and studying in Rome offered a daily slice of La Dolce Vita romana among a diverse group of multinationals. A friendship of more than 50 years started at JCIC. We met in the fall of 1973 and still today we speak regularly and visit when possible. That really says it all!
Carmen Stone '75For me, it’s been the wonderful lifelong friendships and an academic life, class, and school to be proud of.
Nicole Focone '06
There are many reasons to be part of John Cabot. For me, it’s been the wonderful lifelong friendships and an academic life, class, and school to be proud of.
Nicole Focone '06I would love to thank JCU for providing me with the opportunity to belong to an international, multicultural, open-minded environment.
Valeria Palombi '20
I would love to thank JCU for providing me with the opportunity to belong to an international, multicultural, open-minded environment, thus allowing me to meet people from all over the world, make new friends, learn, and grow as a person, most of all. I will always be so proud to be a JCU alumna.
Valeria Palombi '20Attending courses in Classical Mythology and Fiction Writing gave me a new perspective on how literature is perceived outside of the US. I am very grateful for my time at JCU.
Reagan Davison '22
I had the privilege of studying abroad at John Cabot University for 6 weeks. JCU gave me a glimpse of a culture I never experienced before. Attending courses in Classical Mythology and Fiction Writing gave me a new perspective on how literature is perceived outside of the US. I am very grateful for my time at JCU.
Reagan Davison '22There are so many memories I had at JCU and I will never forget them. However, the one that stands and will be remembered all of my life is when my Dad, Douglas Denby gave me my Diploma in Art History.
Catherine Denby Koutalas '94
There are so many memories I had at JCU and I will never forget them. However, the one that stands and will be remembered all of my life is when my Dad, Douglas Denby gave me my Diploma in Art History.
Catherine Denby Koutalas '94