Nagasaki Information Business College（現：長崎医療こども専門学校 日本語科 / Nagasaki Medical Child College）

About the school

The Japanese Language Department of a vocational school in central Nagasaki. Japanese-language education since 1996; said to have over 5,000 graduates as of March 2021. Run by the Heisei Kokusai Gakuen educational corporation. Offers a 2-year further-study course and a 1-year 6-month course, with classes grouped by ability. Classes run Monday to Friday, 9:20-12:30 in the morning or 13:30-16:40 in the afternoon. Capacity not stated on the official website.

Fees

Annual tuition

¥600,000

Fee basis

"Tuition" of ¥600,000 for the first year of the further-study 2-year course in the April 2027 intake admission guide (tax inclusion not stated). The first-year payment total is ¥860,000 (screening fee ¥20,000 + admission fee ¥50,000 + tuition ¥600,000 + facilities fee ¥60,000 + activity and materials fees ¥70,000). The payment table mixes in the column for the 1.5-year course (3 payments, with the second year split into 2), so the second-year amount for the 2-year course cannot be determined from the table.

Admission fee

¥50,000Application guidelines for the April 2027 intake. Tax-included/tax-excluded not stated. The ¥20,000 entrance screening fee is separate

Application / screening fee

¥20,000

Dormitory

YesFrom ¥25,000 per month

Dormitory & housing

International student dormitory available (Lansui 1 Building, 46 Konya-machi, Nagasaki; 8 floors, 10 minutes' walk to the school, washing machine, refrigerator etc. provided, stated to hold 4 people per room). Private apartments are also possible.

Admission requirements

Intake months

• April24 months(2 yrs)

Study period

Further-study 2-year course (April, 1,608 hours, 80 weeks), further-study 1-year 6-month course (October, 1,184 hours, 59.2 weeks). Graduation is in March in both cases.

Admission requirements

Completion of 12 or more years of schooling, in principle aged 18 or over at enrollment, 150 or more hours of Japanese study and N5 level or above, wish to advance to a Japanese graduate school, university, junior college or vocational school after graduation, and ability to pay tuition and living costs. Balance certificate of the financial sponsor (¥2,000,000 or more), etc. Extra documents by nationality (Nepal: bank passbook or similar deposit/withdrawal statement required; Vietnam: statement explaining how assets were built up required).

Japanese level requirement

JLPT N5 level or above, or 150 or more hours of study. A written Japanese test and an interview are held (September to late October).

Graduation & further-study support

A course premised on advancement (graduate school, university, junior college, vocational school). Reward money for those who hold JLPT on entry (N1 ¥100,000, N2 ¥50,000, N3 ¥20,000). The school handles part-time job permit procedures for international students. Details of advancement results, designated schools and job support not confirmed.

Accreditation

Not confirmed (the official pages do not mention accreditation, appropriate school, etc.)

Nepal applicants

No country restrictions are stated. The documents for the financial supporter state "copy of deposit and withdrawal statement or bankbook (past 1 year) *required for Nepal" (a statement written with applicants from Nepal in mind).

Language support

Classes are taught in Japanese. Website available in Japanese, English and Vietnamese (no Nepali). Staff support languages are not stated officially.