Study abroad at Celebration

Celebration (Greater Orlando) is an internationally famous, master-planned, and exceptionally safe collegiate and executive innovation community in Osceola County, central Florida, originally designed and founded in the 1990s by The Walt Disney Company. Located directly adjacent to Walt Disney World Resort, situated just 20 minutes southwest of Downtown Orlando and Orlando International Airport (MCO). Celebrated for its world-renowned 'New Urbanism' architecture (featuring signature designs by world-famous architects Michael Graves, Philip Johnson, Robert A.M. Stern, and Cesar Pelli), picturesque lakeside Town Center along Lake Rianhard, miles of scenic boardwalks, zero state personal income tax (0%), and immediate proximity to the world's largest hospitality, entertainment, simulation, and digital media corporate ecosystem. Celebration is home to premier higher education and executive academic centres: Stetson University Celebration Center (prestigious satellite campus of Stetson University - founded in 1883, ranked among the Top 5 Regional Universities in the South by US News & World Report, offering premier graduate Master of Business Administration MBA, Executive Degrees, and Education programs), and is minutes from the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management (UCF Rosen College - consistently ranked the #1 Hospitality & Tourism Management school in the United States and Top 5 in the world), alongside AdventHealth University. Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations (AACSB). International students benefit from unrivaled corporate internship and Disney leadership co-op programs, generous merit scholarships, year-round sunshine, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Celebration / Greater Orlando for international students at Stetson University (Celebration Center) range between $18,500 and $24,500 per academic year for graduate MBA, Business Analytics, and Executive Management degrees (with Stetson awarding International Merit Scholarships discounting $3,000 to $8,000/year from tuition for qualified applicants). At UCF Rosen College, international undergraduate tuition is approx. $22,500/year. Modern private student apartments and luxury residential communities in Celebration (Artisan Park, Spring Park, Celebration Town Center, Waterstone) cost between $950 and $1,600 per month (inclusive of resort amenities, swimming pools, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while shared apartments in nearby Kissimmee and Hunters Creek range from $650 to $1,100 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $900 and $1,450.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards approx. $25,000), the International Learning Office (Stetson WORLD) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization across Florida and nationwide).