Nexford University is accredited by Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC), which is an independent body providing accreditation services for independent, further and higher education colleges.

ASIC accreditation helps students and parents make a more informed choice and will also help a school, college, university, training provider or distance education provider, demonstrate to the international student body that they are a high-quality institution.

If you're ready to join our global community of next-generation learners, then contact our learning advisor team today!

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To be eligible, you must: 

• Be a Nigerian, living in Nigeria 
• Have five credits including English and Mathematics at O levels or its equivalent 
• Provide a strong guarantor from your parents or a guardian 
• Not have a Bachelor’s degree and not be enrolled in any tertiary institution in Nigeria or abroad.

To apply for this scholarship, you’ll need to provide: 

• A 150-word essay answering: “Why should you be considered for the Grow with Sterling Scholarship?” (150 words maximum) 
• Secondary school certificate 
• Government-issued ID or passport 
• Other relevant certificates

If you’re ready with the documents and essay, fill in the Grow with Sterling Bank Scholarship Application Form

Within seven days after submitting your scholarship application, a Sterling Bank representative will contact you via email to let you know if you have been shortlisted.

If your scholarship application is shortlisted, you’ll proceed to the Sterling Bank HR screening process, which includes: 

• O Level Screening: Based on O level grades achieved 
• Speed Test: you’ll complete a speed test to measure a broad spectrum of abilities 
• Interview: you’ll be interviewed virtually by a Sterling Bank representative

Documentation: you’ll need to submit the following documents to Sterling Bank: 

• A parent's valid means of ID 
• A sponsor's valid means of ID 
• A guarantor's valid means of ID

If your screening is successful and your scholarship is approved, a Sterling Bank representative will contact you with a scholarship decision via email within two weeks. If the bank needs more time to make a decision, it will let you know. If your scholarship application is approved, you’ll get an email from Sterling Bank including a unique tuition code that will give you 85% towards your monthly tuition at Nexford, you’ll need this to enroll.

When you apply for the BBA degree, you’ll receive a response about your Nexford application within seven days. Look out for an email from the Nexford admissions team accepting you onto our BBA program.

If you receive the Grow with Sterling scholarship, you’ll get a unique tuition code that will give you 85% towards your monthly tuition. That means you only need to pay $12/month. A BBA at Nexford on average takes 36 months to complete, bringing your total tuition to $432 for an American degree! With the Grow with Sterling Scholarship, you can pay your tuition monthly, quarterly, or annually.

If you’re approved for the scholarship, you’ll receive an email from Sterling Bank including a unique tuition code, which will cover 85% of your tuition fees. Enter this code when you enroll for your BBA. Make sure you use the code within 30 days – otherwise it will expire.

Remember, you’ll need to pay a $20 one-off application fee and then $12/month for your tuition to Nexford University. With the Grow with Sterling Scholarship, you can pay your tuition monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Yes! You'll still need to apply to Nexford and enroll. Once you receive an official email that you've been awarded a scholarship, you must apply to Nexford and enroll within 30 days using your unique voucher code. Your scholarship offer will expire if not used within 30 days. When you apply for the BBA degree, you will receive a response on your Nexford application within seven days. Look out for an email from the Nexford admissions team accepting you onto our BBA program.

Sterling Bank has a Grow with Sterling Committee to choose the most smart, bold, and credible recipients. Sterling Bank’s representatives will let you know if you meet their screening requirements and you are approved for the scholarship via email.

Top tip! Make your essay stand out. This is where you can set yourself apart from other candidates: there are only 20 places, so make the most of your application to get the best possible start after high school. Upload any other certificates you have. Prepare well for your tests and interviews.

If you're awarded the scholarship, you’ll only need to pay a one-time $20 application fee, and then you’ll make a monthly tuition payments of $12 to complete your enrollment.

You can then choose to pay for your Nexford tuition monthly, or every two, or six months.

With the Grow with Sterling Scholarship, you can pay your tuition monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Nexford University is accredited by Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC), which is an independent body providing accreditation services for independent, further and higher education colleges.

ASIC accreditation helps students and parents make a more informed choice and will also help a school, college, university, training provider or distance education provider, demonstrate to the international student body that they are a high-quality institution.

NUC currently does not recognize nor have any regulatory cover for foreign universities or fully online universities. To put it into perspective, just the same way NUC can’t accredit a traditional American university which is outside of NUC’s jurisdiction, it also can’t accredit Nexford University. This may affect Nexford bachelor’s degree graduates who are looking to pursue NYSC, although graduates of Nexford university are still eligible to apply for a certificate of exclusion which is an official NYSC certificate. We monitor NUC regulations very closely and if they do change in the future, we will be at the forefront of these updates.

Nexford's learning experience is unlike any other. Think engaging, interactive online learning that helps you gain the skills you need – fast.

The online learning environment contains everything you need to learn at Nexford. It's where you'll take courses, chat with peers and faculty, submit assignments, receive feedback, and track your grades. It's also where you'll manage your enrollment, add courses, and pay your tuition.

The first thing you'll see when you log in is your dashboard: all the courses you're enrolled in, and easy links for everything else. Click around and explore: it's interactive so you can get the best results.

Overwhelmed? Don't be! You'll get a full tour of the learning environment during orientation week. You're in safe hands with us.

We're 100% online, so we don't have a campus! Our learners are our priority, which means we let you invest in your future – not a costly campus. (Affordability is our biggest mission!)

Yes! We know that graduation is a time to celebrate your success with your friends, family and loved ones. Graduate at a ceremony close to home, or travel to the US.

Readying you for the workforce is core to our mission at Nexford. We want to help you go from building profitable relationships to shaking hands as soon as possible. We have a course specifically focused on shaping your professional brand. It’s built into our AAS in Business degree and BBA degree programs. If you take either of these programs you’ll be directed to our course BUS 2250 Business Career Branding for Success. As well as providing you with essential interviewing skills and CV structuring tips, it’ll teach you how to introduce your professional brand to the workforce and stand out amongst the competition.

Affordability is in our mission: we want you to access high-quality, online education, no matter where you live in the world.

We are a mission-driven organization and a Public Benefit Organization (PBC). That means we're for-profit, but we prioritize public benefit every time.

• Monthly tuition is tailored to your market, wherever you live in the world
• You only pay for the time you take, not your courses: take more than one course in a month and pay less
• 100% online means you don't pay for a costly campus.

Nexford graduates are just as qualified as any traditional university degree holder, and they’re also likely to have more relevant competencies. The kind that modern employers urgently require. Our academic programs are designed based on industry and employment needs. We align with real employers to equip you with the skills to thrive in today’s workplace.

If you’ll like to get your Nexford degree authenticated, please request an ‘official true copy of the credentials’ you’d like to have authenticated from registrar@nexford.com. Once you receive the copy, follow the process outlined here by the US State Department to get them authenticated for use in your home country.

Nexford can also handle the authentication process on your behalf for a non-refundable processing fee of US$100. For this service, please contact us at registrar@nexford.com

In some cases, you may also need to get your credentials authenticated by your country’s embassy in Washington, DC. To find out, you will have to check with your country’s embassy in Washington, DC.

Once you receive our authenticated documents, Nexford is unable to help with any further authentication in your home country. You’ll need to handle any local processes on your own.

If you need assistance, please contact the Nexford registrar at registrar@nexford.com

Not yet. We built Nexford from scratch and our curriciulum is based on the latest industry insights. That's why we can't accept credit transfer applications right now.

Want to transfer your Nexford credits elsewhere? Each university has it's own credit transfer policy, so we recommend you contact them directly.

If you've taken a Nexford course or certificate, you may be able to transfer those credits to a full degree – ask us how!

Short answer – no. You’ll need to meet all the requirements of your “Incompletes” and have your final grades issued before enrolling in any new courses. There is one exemption to this rule. If you’ve already pre-enrolled for new courses during the month prior, then we’ll let you make a start on these while you finish off your Incompletes. It’s worth noting; our course start dates always fall on the first of the month.

You can, but not right away. All Nexford learners start out by taking one course at a time. We want to make sure you get a feel for the structure and workload of studying at the university and make your transition to online learning a smooth one. In certain programs, the first few courses are completed one at a time. Once you’ve demonstrated that your grades are up to scratch, you’ll be permitted to take on a heavier course load if you wish. We strongly recommend you speak to your Nexford Success Advisor before enrolling in multiple courses.

When you apply, you'll pay a one-off fee of $20, which allows us to process your application.

Nexford's learning experience is unlike any other. Think engaging, interactive online learning that helps you gain the skills you need – fast.

The online learning environment contains everything you need to learn at Nexford. It's where you'll take courses, chat with peers and faculty, submit assignments, receive feedback, and track your grades. It's also where you'll manage your enrollment, add courses, and pay your tuition.

The first thing you'll see when you log in is your dashboard: all the courses you're enrolled in, and easy links for everything else. Click around and explore: it's interactive so you can get the best results.

Overwhelmed? Don't be! You'll get a full tour of the learning environment during orientation week. You're in safe hands with us.

We're 100% online, so we don't have a campus! Our learners are our priority, which means we let you invest in your future – not a costly campus. (Affordability is our biggest mission!)

Nexford University’s undergraduate degree program applicants (Associate of Applied Science in Business and Bachelor of Business Administration) must provide proof of high school graduation or of their General Educational Development (GED) or equivalent certificate (for example, HiSET, TASC) and valid copies of their official diploma and transcript. You also have the option to prove that you are comfortable with the English language by taking a free online self-assessment. To test your English Proficiency skills, you have the option to take an online self-assessment, EF SET, designed to meet the same high technical standards as the other standardized tests in the field, such as the TOEFL or IELTS.

View our full undergraduate admission requirements.

If you're ready to join our global community of next-generation learners, then contact our learning advisor team today!

Contact us on: 

• Our website
• Email
• WhatsApp
• Join our Facebook group

• Sterling Bank website
• Scholarship email

You can! Feel free to visit our page: Country Focus Nigeria to book a consultation with one of our friendly team members based in Lagos.