The King's College New York is Now Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition Payments

The King's College New York is Now Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition Payments

The King's College, a private Christian liberal arts college located in New York City's financial district, is now accepting bitcoin for tuition and other expenses through a partnership with merchant processor Coin.co. The announcement by The King's College marks the latest major university to accept bitcoin following decisions from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus and more recently the UK's University of Cumbria. Although California-based online and residential school Draper University announced its decision to accept bitcoin in 2013, the move by The King's College into the bitcoin....


Related News

The King's College in New York City Announces It's Accepting Bitcoin

The University of Nicosia in Cyprus made headlines last year when it announced it was accepting bitcoin for tuition payments. Now, a higher education institution right here in the United States is following suit. The King's College - a Christian college located in the heart of New York City's financial district - has announced Friday that it has signed on with Coin.co to become the first accredited college in the country to accept bitcoin for tuition bills, donations, and other expenses. Says the institution in their announcement today: As the first institution of its kind to make this....

Flinders University Accepting Bitcoin For Entrepreneurial Program

Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia is accepting bitcoin. Well, sort of. Business Insider Australia reports that the school is the first educational institution in the land down under to accept bitcoin payments. But it's not exactly what you might think. The report indicates that bitcoin is only being accepted for something called 'Venture Dorm', a twelve-week program that focuses on entrepreneurial education. It's run by the New Venture Institute and Entrepreneurs in Conversation event series, Business Insider says. Vice Chancellor at the University, Michael Barber, said that....

Czech Institute Enables Bitcoin as Payment for Tuition Fees

CEVRO, a Czech institute based in Prague focusing on political studies including Law, economics, politics and security will now begin accepting bitcoin as payment for tuition fees for three of its Masters’ programs. The CEVRO institute in the Czech Republic has begun accepting bitcoin as a tuition fee for its Masters’ programmes in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). Within the program, students can pay in bitcoin for specializing in three diverse courses: Studies of Transition, Austrian Economics and International Politics. An announcement posted on the Institute’s website reads:....

Can Bitcoin Be Used to Pay for a College Education?

College tuition fees are expensive. It costs most students tens of thousands of dollars to achieve a degree education, which for many families is simply unaffordable. However, with digital currencies becoming increasingly popular, you might be wondering whether you can use your store of bitcoin to pay your college fees. At the moment, Bitcoin is not widely accepted in the mainstream world, so if you want to study for a masters in public health at the University of Arizona, you need some dollars in your bank account. However, there are a few enlightened educational establishments who have....

Get Educated With Bitcoin

There are a number of schools around the world that accept Bitcoin for tuition payments, which may be enticing to a die hard Bitcoiner. The Cypriot University of Nicosia is deserving of our first mention, accepting Bitcoin for tuition and fees as well as offering a master’s program in digital currency. Last July, Britain’s University of Cumbria claimed to be the first university in the world to accept Bitcoin. However, the program at Nicosia was launched a few months earlier, in the spring, making it the actual first university to accept Bitcoin. The order of acceptance does not matter,....