ABOUT QERC
Engage Your Passions
The Quetzal Education Research Center brings students and researchers from around the world, including the host country, to engage dialogue and research focused on the tropical cloud forest and its floral and faunal community for the purpose of sustainability.
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Live, Learn and Explore
Life at QERC is more than just class time and research. As a student at QERC, you will become a part of a close-knit community as you live, learn, and explore alongside your peers. Come immerse yourself in a rich and vibrant community.
Featured Courses
Our courses will help you explore your passions at a depth unmatched in a traditional classroom.
civilization, language
Central American History and Culture
Learn to integrate meaningfully into a culture that is different from your own.
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Biblical Theology and Global Stewardship
Discern what the Bible and Christian theology articulate about the nature of the world and the place of human persons in that world.
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Tropical Ecology and Sustainability
Experience the diversity of Tropical Ecology first hand.
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Tropical Medicine
Learn about pathogens common to the tropics and the clinical features of the associated diseases.
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Our campus is a living laboratory for conservation, sustainability, and education.Imagine yourself living in a Christ-centered community amidst Costa Rica's montane cloud forests.