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NUCB International College — Aichi's Other Full-Boarding DP-Only School

Aichi, Japan

A full-boarding school affiliated with Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB) — like UWC ISAK Japan, focused exclusively on the IB Diploma.

Researched by William Prep from published sources. Not yet verified by the school. — Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

NUCB International College is a full-boarding school in Nisshin-shi, Aichi Prefecture, affiliated with Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB). It's reported to combine a Harvard-style case method with full-boarding IB education, letting students earn a Japanese high school diploma and the IB Diploma simultaneously.

At a Glance

Location	Nisshin-shi, Aichias of: 2026-09-24
Boarding	Full boardingas of: 2026-09-24
Curriculum	DP-only (reported) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
Est. First-Year Cost	≈¥4.60M2026 · as of: 2026-09-24

Not the Same School as "Nagoya International School"

This batch also researched Nagoya International School (NIS, founded 1964, a full IB continuum school) — also in Aichi Prefecture. NUCB IC is an entirely different, NUCB-affiliated full-boarding DP-only school. The shared "International" in the name and the shared prefecture make these easy to conflate, so it's worth keeping them clearly distinct.

William Prep’s Analysis

Like UWC ISAK Japan, NUCB IC is a DP-only, full-boarding model — fundamentally different from a full PYP-through-DP continuum school like NIS or OIS. Worth understanding this as a shorter, more concentrated model built around students transferring in around Grade 10, not a from-kindergarten pathway.

Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥4.60M

NUCB IC's own fee page lists a ¥500,000 one-time admission fee, ¥2,100,000/yr tuition, ¥1,550,000/yr boarding (includes utilities and three meals a day), and ¥450,000/yr education enhancement fee, for a genuine first-year total of roughly ¥4,600,000. This figure already includes boarding — lower than UWC ISAK Japan's full published rate (≈¥7.22M), but any comparison needs to be boarding-inclusive-total against boarding-inclusive-total for both schools.

University Entrance Eligibility in Japan

School-accreditation route	No not publicly confirmedWhether NUCB IC holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations was not confirmed this session.
Student-qualification route (IB, etc.)	Yes (not independently confirmed)

The IB Diploma offering itself was not confirmed directly against the school's own site this session. The school's own accreditation status was also not confirmed.

Fees & Estimated First-Year Cost

academic year: 2026

Admission Fee	¥500,000
Tuition (annual)	¥2,100,000
Boarding Fee (annual, includes utilities and 3 meals/day)	¥1,550,000
Education Enhancement Fee (annual)	¥450,000
Estimated First-Year Total	¥4,600,000

Includes: enrolment, tuition, other — Excludes: Excludes uniforms, study materials, CAS activity costs, medical examinations, and group insurance. Special dietary accommodations (Halal, vegetarian) are billed separately.

What Makes This School Distinctive

Aichi's only DP-only, full-boarding school

A DP-only full-boarding school affiliated with Nagoya University of Commerce and Business

The school's own fee page itemizes boarding and education enhancement fees.

Built around transferring in around Grade 10, not a PYP/MYP-through-DP pathway from an earlier age.

Admissions

Cycle

未確認 not publicly confirmed

What Japanese Families Should Know

Who Might Find This School a Good Fit

Might suit — Families considering a UWC-ISAK-style DP-only boarding school, but based in Aichi

Might not suit — Families wanting a continuum from early years (NUCB IC is DP-only)

William Prep’s Analysis

What made researching NUCB IC worthwhile was being able to clearly separate it from NIS in the same prefecture. Rather than lump both together as "Aichi international schools," this profile shows two fundamentally different models sitting side by side: a full IB continuum school and a DP-only boarding school.

Questions to Ask the School

1.Can IB DP authorisation be confirmed on the school's own site?
Why this matters: Not directly confirmed against the school's own site this session.
2.What grade range does the school actually serve — is Grade 10 entry assumed?
Why this matters: This is an estimate by analogy with UWC ISAK Japan, not directly confirmed this session.

Sources & Verification

Tuition Fees — NUCB International Collegeprimary source · as of: 2026-09-24Fetched directly. Admission fee ¥500,000 (one-time), tuition ¥2,100,000/yr, boarding ¥1,550,000/yr (includes utilities and three meals/day), education enhancement fee ¥450,000/yr. Page does not state which academic year these rates apply to explicitly — treated as the current published rate at time of access.
大学入学資格について — 文部科学省 (MEXT)official source · as of: 2026-09-23Sets out the routes to 大学入学資格: MEXT-designated schools; graduates of 12-year programmes at institutions accredited by WASC, CIS, ACSI, NEASC, Cognia or COBIS; holders of the IB Diploma, Abitur, Baccalauréat, GCE A-Level, International A-Level or European Baccalaureate; 高等学校卒業程度認定試験 (age-18 gated); and individual university review at 18+.

Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

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