Tuition & Financial Aid

FINANCIAL AID

BICS is committed to an ideal of debt-free education for its students. Student loans merely postpone the debt. Thus the Institute has designed a program that is low-cost to begin with, and also offers assistance in personal fund raising, procurement of employment, and housing.

TUITION & COSTS

Annual cost estimates are as follows:

  Tuition for one year, including foreign travel   $10,800
  Books and Materials   $500
         Room   $2,405
  Meals (self-prepared -- estimated)   $1,200
  Other costs (besides personal needs)    
               Passport (valid for 10 years) $97
               Application Fee   $25
               Orientation Fee   $200
               Activities Fee   $200
                      TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS   $15,427

Room and board may be earned through local employment at a minimum rate of $8.00 per hour for a maximum of 24 hours per week.  (BICS students should normally earn $9.00 or more per hour.)  The Institute will normally discourage Sunday employment since part of the curriculum will involve weekend ministries.  Of course, one may augment his or her costs for tuition and room and board with personal savings and/or help from one’s parents.  Students must handle their own health insurance.