Yokohama Systems Engineering College

横浜システム工学院専門学校

Kanagawa, Japan · Private vocational school · Based on the April 2027 entry guidelines

135 days leftApply by 3/19 · Designated-School Recommendation Admission

Exam location: Campus in Japan
Japanese requirement: 1 year at a Japanese language school
Fees: from ¥890,000

Fees and conditions can change over time. Always check the school's guidelines before you apply.

Japanese N2 etc.

4 fee reductions & scholarships

Founded1979

Departments with international admission5

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About the school

A private vocational school founded in 1979.

History · 5

1979: "Yokohama Computer Academy", a school to train information technology professionals, is founded
1992: Reborn as Yokohama Densan Gakuin College under the Fuso Yamada Gakuen school corporation
2006: The school is renamed "Yokohama Systems Engineering College"
2012: The new school building is completed
2023: The Department of Global IT Systems opens

University Portraits · school history · Wikidata

Admission requirements and dates

Yokohama Systems Engineering College admits international students through 3 routes.Based on the guidelines for April 2027 entry

EJUThe exam Japanese universities use for international student admission · June and November · also held outside Japan = Examination for Japanese University Admission · JLPTJapanese-Language Proficiency Test · N1 is the highest, then N2 = Japanese-Language Proficiency Test

Apply with a recommendation from your Japanese-language school

Official name: 指定校推薦入学

If you are enrolled at a Japanese-language school in Japan designated by this school and have excellent grades and attendance (95%), you are selected by documents and an interview only, on the recommendation of your school head.

You needExpected to reach N2 level by graduation · passing N3 requiredExam locationCampus in Japan (Kibogaoka)DepartmentsAll departments

Accepting applications now · until 3/19

Apply 9/1~3/19135 days left

Apply with Japanese test scores · no written exam

Official name: 資格推薦入学A・B・C

If you have a JLPT score, you are selected by documents and an interview only. The higher your score, the bigger the reduction in the admission fee (waived for N1).

You needA: N1, EJU 260 · B: N2, EJU 200 · C: N3 (J-TEST and NAT are also accepted)Exam locationCampus in Japan (Kibogaoka)DepartmentsAll departments

Accepting applications now · until 3/19

A · N1·EJU 260

Apply 9/1~3/19135 days left

B · N2·EJU 200

Apply 9/1~3/19135 days left

C · N3

Apply 9/1~3/19135 days left

General Admission · exam at the school

Official name: 一般入学

Selection is by documents, a Japanese written exam and an interview. Applications are accepted from September to March, and the exam date is notified once your documents arrive.

You needPass N3 (required) + at least 1 year at a Japanese-language school (attendance rate of 90%), or N2, or EJU 200Exam locationCampus in Japan (Kibogaoka)DepartmentsAll departments

Accepting applications now · until 3/19

Apply 9/1~3/19135 days left

Good to know before applying

From the class entering in the 2027 academic year, passing JLPT N3 (or J-TEST, NAT-TEST or about EJU 200 points) is required to apply.
You must have received at least 1 year of Japanese-language education at a Japanese-language school or similar, with an attendance rate at your current school in principle of 90% or higher (if you do not have N2 or EJU 200).
You must be enrolled in National Health Insurance to apply.
If you withdraw by March 19, 2027, tuition other than the admission fee is refunded. If the enrollment procedure is not completed by the deadline, your admission may be canceled.
If your period of stay expires on or before May 31, 2027, you must renew your visa before enrolling.

· checked 2026-11-03

Fees

Admission fee: ¥150,000
Application fee: ¥20,000

First-year amount for General Admission (admission fee + annual tuition). Department of Global IT Business: admission fee ¥150,000 + tuition ¥740,000; Industrial Specialized Course: admission fee ¥200,000 + tuition ¥820,000 (after the ¥240,000 reduction under the support program for students living away from home for those with the "Student" residence status). The admission fee is reduced for recommendation admissions. Teaching materials (about ¥50,000 per year), student fees and so on are separate.

Fees by department 6

Department	Years	Quota
Department of Global IT Business [Morning Class]	2 years	40
Department of Global IT Business [Afternoon Class]	2 years	40
Department of Global IT Systems	2 years	20
Department of IT and Game Software	2 years	40
Department of AI and Data Science	2 years	40
Department of DX Practical Skills	2 years	20

● Course certified by MEXT under the "Career Development Program for International Students" (leads to work in Japan after graduation) · quotas include Japanese students.

For 2027 entry · from the school's guidelines

Documents to prepare

Online application (application form and resume), certificate of graduation from your last school with a Japanese translation, transcript and attendance certificate from your Japanese-language school (unopened), recommendation letter and application form (for recommended applicants), copies of your passport, residence card and National Health Insurance eligibility confirmation, copy of your bank passbook, Japanese language test results, tax certificate

Graduate outcomes

Announced by the school: job offer rate of 88% for the Department of Global IT Business (2024 academic year); employment rate of 93% for international students in the Commercial Practice Specialized Course (2025 academic year self-evaluation report)

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Scholarships

Support program for students living away from home (Industrial Specialized Course) — people with the "Student" residence status get ¥240,000 off the annual tuition.
Admission fee reduction for recommendation admissions — Qualification A (N1, EJU 260) waives the whole admission fee, B reduces it by ¥100,000, C by ¥30,000, and the designated-school recommendation by ¥80,000 to ¥120,000.
MEXT Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students — ¥48,000 per month for second-year students recommended by the school (only for the Department of IT and Game Software, Department of AI and Data Science and Department of Global IT Business)
Special scholarship for women in IT — female students in the Industrial Specialized Course get ¥60,000 off tuition per year (no application needed).

Getting there

Main Campus: Sotetsu Line, Kibogaoka Station, 8 min walk
神奈川県横浜市旭区東希望が丘128-4

SALLAE compiled this from the school's admission guidelines and official sources (such as University Portraits). Dates and amounts can change, so always check the school's guidelines before you apply.