We love having international students join us at Faith Christian School! FCS offers an excellent education to prepare international students for success at the university level. In addition to academic success, we desire for our international students to be fully integrated into our school community and their host families.
International students at Faith fully participate in our regular high school classes and subjects. For this reason, it is essential that incoming international students be fluent in reading, writing, listening, and speaking English. We do have an International Student Coordinator who is able to assist students and host families, but we don’t have classes specifically for international students.
Our desire is that the small number of international students we admit will have a transformational experience in our school community and with their host family. We pair international students with our carefully-screened host families so that students are integrated into the full family life and Christian faith of these families. Our goal is that international students graduate from FCS academically prepared for college and with a community and family network that will continue to support them in the future.
Admissions Information
- International students must be fluent in English and show strong academic achievement.
- International students and their families must acknowledge our Statement of Faith and Christian mission.
- FCS only accepts 9th grade international students if the student will live in the Lafayette area with an immediate family member. FCS will accept qualified 10th grade and above international students and place them with host families.
- Submit an online application for the upcoming school year. FCS only accepts new international students for the start of the Fall Semester.
- Submit the required supplemental documents for the application. These include transcripts, references, and a personal essay. All international student applications and documents are due by March 1st.
- Our International Student Coordinator will schedule a virtual interview with the applicant. Interviews will happen by March 15th.
- If the student is accepted for admission, a non-refundable deposit of $500 will be charged. We will start processing the student visa and make arrangements for a host family once the fee is paid and the enrollment packet is complete. The proof of student visa is due by April 15th to obtain full acceptance status
- Tuition for international students is $12,800 for the 2025-2026 school year.
- The Home Stay Fee is $7,500 for the school year. If a student will live with an immediate family member, they are not required to pay the Home Stay Fee.
- There is also a $50 Application Fee when the student applies, and a $250 Enrollment Fee when the student enrolls. A $500 non-refundable deposit is also due when a student enrolls, in addition to the $250 enrollment fee.
- The applicant family is responsible for all I-20 Processing Fees, paid directly to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when submitting your I-20 paperwork.
- The Tuition and Home Stay Fee are billed semi-annually, on August 1 and January 1. These must be paid before a student can attend class.
All prospective international students should submit an online inquiry to begin the admissions process. Your confirmation email will have a link to set a password for your admissions portal. Please log in and complete the steps in a timely manner in order to be considered for fall enrollment.
