Instalments
Available per level on request. Admissions walks you through the schedule when your offer arrives.
What it costs
Every shilling, on one page.
KSh 42,000 for a language level. KSh 2,500 to apply. KSh 5,000 to hold your seat. The short version of our finances fits in a sentence, and the long version is the table below.
The list
What you pay, when you pay it.
| Item | When you pay it | How much |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee Paid once per application. A later round does not charge it again. | Once, when you send the Student Applicant form | KSh 2,500 |
| Confirmation deposit Holds your seat in the Cohort. The full schedule arrives with your offer. | When you accept your place | KSh 5,000 |
| Language level The same price for all twenty languages, from A1 to C2. | One CEFR level at a time | KSh 42,000 |
| Professional programmes Certificate and diploma routes are quoted when you ask, never guessed at here. | Confirmed with admissions | On request |
| External exam Goethe, DELF, HSK, JLPT, IELTS: each board sets its own fee. | When you enter a sitting | Set by the board |
Prices in Kenya shillings. Nothing above is multiplied out into a programme total, and nothing below is added on later without telling you first.
Why per level
Nobody studies the same number of levels.
One level is roughly twelve weeks: a start point you were placed at, a cohort you speak in every session, and a final assessment. Some people take one level and stop with a usable skill. Others climb the whole ladder from A1 to C2 over several years.
So we charge for the unit you are actually buying, not for a total you may never reach. Finish a level, decide with a clear head whether the next one is worth it to you, and pay for that decision only when you make it.
Deliberately not here
What we do not publish.
- Whole-programme totals. A1 through C2 is a journey of variable length, so any single big number would be a fiction.
- Guessed professional fees. Certificate and diploma routes are confirmed with admissions and quoted to you directly.
- Exam board fees. Each board sets its own, and they are quoted separately when you enrol for a sitting.
The order of things
How the money actually runs.
Four moments, in this order. You are never asked for money before the moment it belongs to, and you always know the next amount before it is due.
- Step 01
Send the form
KSh 2,500 application fee, paid once. Admissions replies within one working day.
- Step 02
Read the offer
Your placement check and your full payment schedule come together, so nothing is a surprise.
- Step 03
Accept the place
KSh 5,000 confirmation deposit secures the seat in a Cohort that stays small.
- Step 04
Pay per level
KSh 42,000 each level, instalments available on request. Stop after any level you like.
Also worth knowing about fees
Employer sponsorship
Some employers pay for a level directly. Ask admissions for the letter your HR team will want.
Certificates and exams
Every level ends with an assessment you have already paid for. The external exam is your choice, at the board’s fee.
Before you budget
Ask for the number you actually need.
Professional fees, instalment schedules, sponsorship letters: admissions answers all three within one working day, on +254 714 772 289 or admissions@kiflaps.ac.ke.