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International Students Tuition and Fees

How much will my first year of studies cost?

The following estimates provide a cost breakdown of tuition, fees and approximate living costs for an international student at NAIT for 2 semesters of study (8 months).

Total NAIT and living costs: $41,872 CAD*

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*This information is a 2025/26 estimated average of student costs for one year. Books and supplies are not included in tuition and must be paid for separately. This information will be updated periodically and may change without notice. Check your program’s page for a more detailed estimate of tuition, fees, and books and supplies. All fees are subject to change.

International tuition by program

The following program fees apply to international students who are enrolled in the posted academic year. Fees are charged per term.

Tuition and fees per term are made up of two types of fees: (1) tuition and (2) mandatory fees. Please see below for the tuition rate for each program. You can refer to the  Additional Fees and Expenses section for details on mandatory fees such as program and material fees, recreation and athletic fees, and NAITSA fees.

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The following tuition rates apply to international credit students for the 2026/27 academic year – effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

These numbers are based on registration in a full course load and based on completing your program within its standard duration. Costs will vary depending on courses taken.
Program (2025/26) Per Credit Rate Year 1 Tuition Year 2 Tuition Year 3 Tuition Year 4 Tuition Full Program Tuition
Academic Upgrading $682 $20,460        
Advanced Care Paramedic $935 $36,465 $25,245     $61,710
Advanced Carpentry Technology $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Advanced Carpentry Technology Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Advanced Plumbing Technology $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Advanced Plumbing Technology Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Advanced Welding Technology $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Advanced Welding Technology Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Alternative Energy Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Alternative Energy Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Applied Financial Services $735 $22,050       $22,050
Architectural Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Architectural Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Automotive Service Technology $735 $22,785 $22,050     $44,835
Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology $735     $26,460 $22,050 $48,510
Bachelor of Business Administration $735 $22,050 $24,255 $24,255 $24,255 $94,815
Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management $735     $22,050 $26,460 $48,510
Bachelor of Technology in Management $735     $22,050 $22,050 $44,100
Bachelor of Technology in Management Co-op $735     $24,255 $22,050 $46,305
Baking and Pastry Arts $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Biological Sciences $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Biomedical Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $27,195     $53,655
Biomedical Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $27,195     $55,860
Building Environmental Systems Technology $735   $22,050     $22,050
Business Administration $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Captioning and Court Reporting $735 $22,050 $27,195     $49,245
Chemical Engineering Technology $735 $27,195 $26,460     $53,655
Chemical Technology $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Chemical Technology Co-Op $735 $26,460 $22,050     $48,510
Civil Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Civil Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $15,435 $13,230   $57,330
CNC Machinist Technician $735 $22,785       $22,785
Computer Engineer Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Computer Engineering Tech $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Computer Network Administrator $735 $22,050       $22,050
Conservation Biology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Conservation Biology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Construction Engineering Technology   $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Construction Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Court Transcription $735 $22,050       $22,050
Culinary Arts $735 $22,050 $22,785     $44,835
Cybersecurity $735 $22,050       $22,050
Cybersecurity Immersive Industry Education $735 $22,050       $22,050
Data Analytics $735 $22,050       $22,050
Dental Assisting $935 $28,985       $28,985
Dental Technology $935 $33,660 $33,660     $67,320
Dental Technology Co-op $935 $36,465 $33,660     $70,125
Denturist Technology $935 $30,855 $28,050 $14,025   $72,930
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General and Cardiac $935 $30,855 $36,465 $5,610   $72,930
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General $935 $28,050 $25,245 $5,610   $58,905
Digital Design $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Digital Design Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Digital Media and IT $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Digital Media and IT Co-op $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Disaster and Emergency Management $935 $28,050 $28,050     $56,100
Disaster and Emergency Management Co-op $935 $30,855 $28,050     $58,905
Electrical Engineering Technology $735 $22,050 $26,460     $48,510
Electrical Installations Technology $735 $22,785 $22,050     $44,835
Electronics Engineering Technology $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Electronics Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $26,460 $22,050     $48,510
Engineering Design Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Food and Beverage Service $735 $15,435       $15,435
Forest Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Forest Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Game Development $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Game Development Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Geoscience Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Geoscience Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Graphic Communications $735 $22,050       $22,050
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Refrigeration Technician $735 $22,050       $22,050
Hospitality Management $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Hospitality Management Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Industrial Heavy Equipment $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Instrumentation Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Instrumentation Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Interior Design Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
IT Business Analysis $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
IT Business Analysis Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
IT Systems Administration $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
IT Systems Administration Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Laboratory And X-Ray Technology Combined $935 $36,465 $25,245     $61,710
Laboratory Research and Biotechnology $735 $22,050 $26,460     $48,510
Laboratory Research and Biotechnology Co-op $735 $22,050 $28,665     $50,715
Landscape Architectural Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Leadership in Healthcare $735 $17,640       $17,640
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1st Discipline $935 $39,270 $16,830     $56,100
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2nd Discipline $935 $25,245       $25,245
Materials Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Mechanical Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920

Media Communications and Production
(previously Radio and Television)

 $735 $26,460 $17,640     $44,100
Medical Laboratory Technology $935 $36,465 $36,465     $72,930
Medical Laboratory Assisting $935 $19,635       $19,635
Medical Radiologic Technology $935 $39,270 $16,830     $56,100
Millwork and Carpentry $735 $22,785       $22,785
Nanosystems Engineering Technology $735 $24,255 $24,255     $48,510
Nanosystems Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $26,460 $13,230 $13,230   $52,920
Narrative Cinema Production $735 $22,050 $24,255     $46,305
Narrative Cinema Production Co-op $735 $24,255 $24,255     $48,510
Network Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Network Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Occupational Health and Safety $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Optical Sciences Eyeglasses $935 $28,050 $28,050     $56,100
Optical Sciences Contact Lense $935 $28,050       $28,050
Personal Fitness Trainer $935 $28,050 $28,050     $56,100
Petroleum Engineering Technology $735 $27,195 $26,460     $53,655
Photographic Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Power Engineering 4th Class $735 $26,460       $26,460
Power Engineering Technology $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Pre-Employment Auto Body Repair $735 $8,820       $8,820
Pre-Employment Automotive Service Technician $735 $15,435       $15,435
Primary Care Paramedic $935 $28,050       $28,050
Professional Meat Cutting and Merchandising $735 $13,965       $13,965
Respiratory Therapy $935 $28,050 $30,855 $14,025   $72,930
Software Development $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Software Development Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Surveying and Geospatial Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $24,255     $50,715
Veterinary Medical Assistant $935 $28,985       $28,985
Veterinary Technology $935 $33,660 $33,660     $67,320
Veterinary Technology Co-op $935 $36,465 $36,465     $72,930
Water & Wastewater Technician $735 $22,050       $22,050
Wireless Systems Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920

*If you're an Academic Upgrading student but decide to take courses outside of the program in addition to your upgrading courses, that tuition will be charged at $1,136 per credit.

Starting the 2025/26 academic year (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026), NAIT has simplified the structure of per credit tuition rates for international students:

Program category 2025/26 per credit tuition rate

Business and Hospitality
Technology
Manufacturing, Science, Engineering and Energy

 $735
Health $935

Refer to the following table to find your program’s category. These tuition amounts are based on registration in a full course load and based on completing your program within its standard duration. Costs will vary depending on courses taken.

Program (2025/26) Per Credit Rate Year 1 Tuition Year 2 Tuition Year 3 Tuition Year 4 Tuition Full Program Tuition
Academic Upgrading $682 $20,460        
Advanced Care Paramedic $935 $36,465 $25,245     $61,710
Advanced Carpentry Technology $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Advanced Carpentry Technology Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Advanced Plumbing Technology $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Advanced Plumbing Technology Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Advanced Welding Technology $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Advanced Welding Technology Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Alternative Energy Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Alternative Energy Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Applied Financial Services $735 $22,050       $22,050
Architectural Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Architectural Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Automotive Service Technology $735 $22,785 $22,050     $44,835
Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology $735     $26,460 $22,050 $48,510
Bachelor of Business Administration $735 $22,050 $24,255 $24,255 $24,255 $94,815
Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management $735     $22,050 $26,460 $48,510
Bachelor of Technology in Management $735     $22,050 $22,050 $44,100
Bachelor of Technology in Management Co-op $735     $24,255 $22,050 $46,305
Baking and Pastry Arts $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Biological Sciences $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Biomedical Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $27,195     $53,655
Biomedical Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $27,195     $55,860
Building Environmental Systems Technology $735   $22,050     $22,050
Business Administration $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Captioning and Court Reporting $735 $22,050 $27,195     $49,245
Chemical Engineering Technology $735 $27,195 $26,460     $53,655
Chemical Technology $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Chemical Technology Co-Op $735 $26,460 $22,050     $48,510
Civil Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Civil Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $15,435 $13,230   $57,330
CNC Machinist Technician $735 $22,785       $22,785
Computer Engineer Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Computer Engineering Tech $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Computer Network Administrator $735 $22,050       $22,050
Conservation Biology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Conservation Biology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Construction Engineering Technology   $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Construction Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Court Transcription $735 $22,050       $22,050
Culinary Arts $735 $22,050 $22,785     $44,835
Cybersecurity $735 $22,050       $22,050
Cybersecurity Immersive Industry Education $735 $22,050       $22,050
Data Analytics $735 $22,050       $22,050
Dental Assisting $935 $28,985       $28,985
Dental Technology $935 $33,660 $33,660     $67,320
Dental Technology Co-op $935 $36,465 $33,660     $70,125
Denturist Technology $935 $30,855 $28,050 $14,025   $72,930
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General and Cardiac $935 $30,855 $36,465 $5,610   $72,930
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General $935 $28,050 $25,245 $5,610   $58,905
Digital Design $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Digital Design Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Digital Media and IT $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Digital Media and IT Co-op $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Disaster and Emergency Management $935 $28,050 $28,050     $56,100
Disaster and Emergency Management Co-op $935 $30,855 $28,050     $58,905
Electrical Engineering Technology $735 $22,050 $26,460     $48,510
Electrical Installations Technology $735 $22,785 $22,050     $44,835
Electronics Engineering Technology $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Electronics Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $26,460 $22,050     $48,510
Engineering Design Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Food and Beverage Service $735 $15,435       $15,435
Forest Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Forest Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Game Development $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Game Development Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Geoscience Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Geoscience Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Graphic Communications $735 $22,050       $22,050
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Refrigeration Technician $735 $22,050       $22,050
Hospitality Management $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Hospitality Management Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Industrial Heavy Equipment $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Instrumentation Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Instrumentation Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Interior Design Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
IT Business Analysis $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
IT Business Analysis Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
IT Systems Administration $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
IT Systems Administration Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Laboratory And X-Ray Technology Combined $935 $36,465 $25,245     $61,710
Laboratory Research and Biotechnology $735 $22,050 $26,460     $48,510
Laboratory Research and Biotechnology Co-op $735 $22,050 $28,665     $50,715
Landscape Architectural Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Leadership in Healthcare $735 $17,640       $17,640
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1st Discipline $935 $39,270 $16,830     $56,100
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2nd Discipline $935 $25,245       $25,245
Materials Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Mechanical Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Medical Laboratory Technology $935 $36,465 $36,465     $72,930
Medical Laboratory Assisting $935 $19,635       $19,635
Medical Radiologic Technology $935 $39,270 $16,830     $56,100
Millwork and Carpentry $735 $22,785       $22,785
Nanosystems Engineering Technology $735 $24,255 $24,255     $48,510
Nanosystems Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $26,460 $13,230 $13,230   $52,920
Narrative Cinema Production $735 $22,050 $24,255     $46,305
Narrative Cinema Production Co-op $735 $24,255 $24,255     $48,510
Network Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Network Engineering Technology Co-op $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Occupational Health and Safety $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Optical Sciences Eyeglasses $935 $28,050 $28,050     $56,100
Optical Sciences Contact Lense $935 $28,050       $28,050
Personal Fitness Trainer $935 $28,050 $28,050     $56,100
Petroleum Engineering Technology $735 $27,195 $26,460     $53,655
Photographic Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920
Power Engineering 4th Class $735 $26,460       $26,460
Power Engineering Technology $735 $28,665 $26,460     $55,125
Pre-Employment Auto Body Repair $735 $8,820       $8,820
Pre-Employment Automotive Service Technician $735 $15,435       $15,435
Primary Care Paramedic $935 $28,050       $28,050
Professional Meat Cutting and Merchandising $735 $13,965       $13,965
Radio and Television $735 $26,460 $17,640     $44,100
Respiratory Therapy $935 $28,050 $30,855 $14,025   $72,930
Software Development $735 $22,050 $22,050     $44,100
Software Development Co-op $735 $24,255 $22,050     $46,305
Surveying and Geospatial Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $24,255     $50,715
Veterinary Medical Assistant $935 $28,985       $28,985
Veterinary Technology $935 $33,660 $33,660     $67,320
Veterinary Technology Co-op $935 $36,465 $36,465     $72,930
Water & Wastewater Technician $735 $22,050       $22,050
Wireless Systems Engineering Technology $735 $26,460 $26,460     $52,920

*If you're an Academic Upgrading student but decide to take courses outside of the program in addition to your upgrading courses, that tuition will be charged at $1,136 per credit.

For international students enrolled in continuing education courses or programs,  tuition and fees are determined on an individual basis. Some continuing education programs may be eligible for an international study permit, based on government criteria. Learn more about taking ESL at NAIT or Academic Upgrading at NAIT.
 

Open studies

Tuition rates for international students enrolled in Open Studies courses:

Academic Year Per credit rate (open studies)
2023/24 $1,020 
2024/25 $1,057

Open Studies

The costs for Open Studies courses are made up of two types of fees: tuition and mandatory fees. You can refer to the Additional Fees and Expenses section for details on mandatory fees. Please note that U-Pass and Health and Dental benefits are mandatory fees for students enrolled in a single credit course at NAIT. 

Tuition Fees

Tuition for Open Studies is based on the credit value of each course you are enrolled in. Rates are subject to change each academic year. The 2023/24 academic year rate below is effective from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024; then the 2024/25 rates commence.

International student Open Studies tuition

Cost per credit
2025/26 Academic Year $1,110
2024/25 Academic Year $1,057

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