Students who have completed high school are eligible are for enrollment at SCC. Email your high school transcripts to iss@stchas.edu.

Learn about tuition and fees, and using Nelnet services to make payments toward their tuition and health insurance, which students will purchase through St. Charles Community College.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ESTIMATED COSTS PER 9 MONTH ACADEMIC YEAR
Tuition and Fees (Fall and Spring Semester, maximum)	$8,184
Living Expenses	$5,841.00
Books, Supplies, Transportation and Insurance (1 year)	$6,470.00
TOTAL	$20,495

Note: Costs are approximate.
Currently-enrolled international students are eligible for scholarships.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIONS TO ESL PATHWAY TO DEGREE PROGRAM

The English proficiency requirements must be met for acceptance to an ESL pathway and degree-seeking program, and students with English proficiency the scores listed below qualify for admissions to the non-degree intensive English program offered through the English Language and Culture Institute:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Paper Based: Minimum score of 323
• TOEFL IBT (Internet Based Test): Minimum score of 50
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System): Minimum score of 5.5
• Duolingo Online Test: Minimum score of 80
• Completion of program at SCC's CEA-certified English Language and Culture Institute (ELCI)

EXEMPTION FROM ESL REQUIREMENT
Non-native English speakers who apply for acceptance to a degree-seeking program may be exempted from English as a Second Language coursework with the following demonstration of language proficiency:

• TOEFL Paper Based: Minimum score of 550
• TOEFL IBT: Minimum score of 79 with no section score below 17
• IELTS: Minimum score of 6.5
• Duolingo Online Test: Minimum score of 100
• Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English): Minimum grade of C
• Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English): Minimum grade of B
• GTEC CBT (Global Test of English Communication Computer Based Test): Minimum score of 100
• PTE (Pearson Test of English) Academic: Minimum score of 53
• IB (International Baccalaureate) English A: Language & Literature HL Exam: Minimum score of 5
• Transferrable Credits: Minimum of 24 transferable credits from an accredited two- or four-year post-secondary institution in the United States
• English Composition Course: Minimum grade of C in English Composition at an accredited two- or four-year post-secondary institution in the United States
• American high school graduation and:
• ACT (American College Testing): minimum score of 19 in Reading and English, or
• AP (Advanced Placement): Score of 4 or 5 on either the English: Language and Composition; or English:

  Literature and Composition exams

  NATIVE SPEAKER EXEMPTION

  Students from the following predominantly English speaking countries are not required to submit an English language proficiency score: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent (Grenadines), Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Students from these countries are required to assess basic reading, writing, and mathematics levels at the SCC Assessment Center before enrolling at the College. If scores on these placement instruments are significantly deficient, the student will be referred to the English Language Culture Institute for assessment.

  NATIVE SPEAKER APPEAL FOR EXEMPTION

  Students who have completed their education entirely in English in a country where the English is considered an official language but is not on the list of native English-speaking countries above, may submit a written appeal to the Director of International Student Services to be exempted from providing an English language proficiency score for admission. These students are required to assess basic reading, writing, and mathematics levels at the SCC Assessment Center. If scores on these placement instruments are significantly deficient, the student will be referred to the Assessment Center for English as a Second Language (ESL) assessment.