<p>Just to play devil’s advocate - if you learn two new languages in college, approximately half of your clases will be language learning courses. Between that and the requirements for your major, you won’t have room for much else. Since college is a time to explore subjects you might not otherwise encounter, you might want to confine yourself to one new language in college and study a second one later. (Another potential problem is that if you learn two new languages at the same time, it’s much easier to mix them up. )</p>
<p>BTW the State Department funds study abroad for some languages, including Mandarin, Russian, and Arabic.</p>