LPI programs emphasize language acquisition and/or cultural immersion for students at various levels of proficiency. Students have the opportunity to take classes at an accredited foreign university while living with a host family. LPI offers summer programs to study in Spain, France, Mexico, Costa Rica, Italy, and England. Spring Break and Volunteer programs are also available. LPI can also organize customized programs for high school foreign language teachers to nine different countries.

LPI was established in 1989 to provide an academically challenging and culturally thorough study abroad program for U.S. high school students. Based in Austin, Texas, LPI reaches out to provide study abroad opportunities to students from across the United States. LPI works closely with fully-accredited foreign universities and the LPI resident staff in each program location in order to provide cultural activities, tutoring services, language exchanges, volunteer opportunities, and numerous possibilities for improving language performance. Through LPI, students are able to equip themselves with a working knowledge of a foreign language, earn college credit, experience another culture and explore the area around their program city through cultural excursions.