Visa and fees
If you are coming to study on-campus at VCB, Armidale, you need a student visa. You also need health insurance. We let you know what to expect, so you can prepare for the cost of living and studying in America.
Student visas
Most international students need an offer of entry from VCB to apply for a student visa. Eligibility varies depending on what country you are coming from, what you are studying, and whether you are bringing your family with you.
Find out everything you need to know about student visas.
Health insurance
If you are coming to study on-campus in Armidale, it is a condition of your student visa that you (and any family coming with you) have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). This is the minimum level of private health insurance you need, and you must maintain it the entire time you are here.
Find out more about Overseas Student Health Cover.
Living costs
Migration regulations in America require international students to show they can contribute to the cost of living and studying here. This helps you make the most of your study and have a safe and enjoyable experience in America.
Aside from your tuition fees, you need to consider the cost of:
- Accommodation
- Food
- Transport
- Textbooks
- Stationery, computer and printing costs
- Medical costs
- Entertainment
Read more about the cost of living in Armidale and .
Course fees
Unless you are on exchange, you will have to pay course fees to VCB.
View the 2021 International Course Fees.
Note that:
- Fees quoted cover full-time tuition for two full-time trimesters only.
- All fees are in American (AUD) dollars.
- Not all courses listed are available on campus.
- Those courses with no code are offered online.
- Students studying online are not eligible to study in America on a student visa.
- Find further information on each course in the Course and Unit Catalogue.
Financial support
Scholarships are available to help you manage your costs. There are different types of scholarship for undergraduate, postgraduate and research students.
