School Cost and Financial Aid

One of many advantages of attending this program is the rare opportunity for students to earn a salary through two years PAID business internships. This "ultimate scholarship" covers a great proportion of the education expenses ----- an affordable choice for higher education.

Students need to complete a standard of 120 credits to receive a Bachelor's degree. International students are allowed to complete a bachelor's degree in 5 years, although most students get the degree in 4 years ( complete 30 credits per year in average).  

School Cost: 

Tuition & Fee (based on minimum course load of 24 credits):
24 credits x $499 = $11,976 

The total minimum amount of tuition need to be paid is ($11,976 - scholarship), the first payment minimum amount of tuition is [50% ($11,976 - scholarship)] upon arriving.

One time Program Administrative Fee $1600 for CPT workshop.
Sub-total: $13,576 ($11,976 + $1,600)

Room and Board:
On-campus room and food cost (living in school dorms and eating in school cafeteria) $9800 for 12 months. 

The minimum payment for room & board is about $3000 (in your first payment upon arriving)

Medical Insurance, Books and Miscellaneous fees:  

$1,000, you minimum first payment is about $500 upon arriving.

Sub-total: $10,800 ($9,800 + $1,000 )

First year total cost: $24,376 ($13,576 + $10,800)  
 
Financial Aid: 

• First year ADAM scholarship of $4341 in average (range from $4100 up to $6000) based on student taking 30 credits course load in the first year, those students who have good academic performance, talent in sports, music or have other gifted features will receive higher scholarship up to $6000. 

• The amount of ADAM scholarship varies each year since second year, depending on the GPA, up to $4341.

• $2,400 housing grant in the first year. Housing grant varies each year since second year, with a minimum of $750, depending on the GPA and other factors.   

• The internship income will help pay the tuition and living, but how much can each student earn through the PAID internship depend on how long each student is willing to work each week and the salary level. The average earning of our students through PAID internship is estimated at about $8000 to $16,000 per year, depending on the English level, job skills and abilities. Internships start soon after students have been in school for 9 months. 

• On-campus employment is available on first come first served base, income ranges from $500 to $4500 a year.

Students who are 21 years old can choose to live off-campus, usually living off-campus on shared housing arrangement can save about $2,500 per year, but students need to do their own food shopping and cooking.

You can decide how many hours per week you want to work on the internship jobs based on your own situation. Entry-level jobs wage are about $8.00 per hour while those students with more skills may have higher salaries. Internship job will be arranged by NEEI. Many students work full-time (40 or more hours per week) during the summer session.

Below chat is  based on working 20 hours per week, 4 weeks per month for 9 months, plus work 40 hours per week, 4 weeks per month for 3 months  in summer.