Host a Foreign Exchange Student in Alaska

In the 2019-20 Academic Year, 375 international students studied in the state of Alaska.  135 of these students attended high school or secondary schools in Alaska and most of them lived with host families.

Alaska host families are welcomed to become part of the exciting world of student exchange. Exchange students will be arriving in August from countries such as Germany, Brazil, South Korea, Columbia, Thailand, Belgium, Mexico, Ecuador, and others.

Our agents travel the globe in 75 countries to bring the best and brightest exchange students here to the USA to study abroad.

Alaska Students
  • Have their own spending money for trips to Anchorage Museum, Mendenhall Glacier
  • Speak English at 70% or better.
  • Are mostly high school students between the ages of 15-18.
  • Receive a medical exam prior to leaving their country.
  • Are insured worldwide through the program.
  • Maintain B and C grades in their home country high school.
Alaska Host Family
  • Come in all types.
  • Are interested in world affairs.
  • Are open-minded, receptive, and loving.
  • Are proud to share their local culture.
  • Have a desire to learn more about other peoples.
  • Want to help promote peace through cultural exchange.

Local representatives are committed to recruiting the finest families in Alaska for our students.

Any Alaska resident can apply to be a host family. Host families can be a single person, single parents, or empty nesters. It does not matter if you live in a house, town home, condo, or apartment, you can host a foreign exchange student.

If you are interested in becoming a host family, click here to get more information.
If you are interested in becoming a student, click here to get more information.

Key International Student Statistics for Alaska

Over 1,000,000 high school and college exchange students come to the U.S. each year, according to NAFSA. Thousands of those students stay with Host Families. Let us help you find an exchange student to host who will be a perfect fit for your family.

Total International Students and Economic Contribution from NAFSA

High School/Secondary Student Statistics from CSIET and US Department of Homeland Security

  • Total Number of Students on F-1 Student Visa: 1
  • Total Number of Students on J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa: 134
  • Total Number of F-1 and J-1 Visa Students (Secondary Students): 135
  • Total number of SEVIS Certified schools and universities in Alaska which are approved to provide student visas to international students: 49
If you are interested in hosting an international student or are an international student and would like to apply to a US institution, Call us Today! at +1 (203) 285-6767.

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Sources

*F-1 Secondary Students by State: Department of Homeland Security SEVIS Data Mapping Tool, March 2021 Statistics
**J-1 Secondary Students: Council on Standards for International Education and Travel (CSIET) 2018-19 J-1 Students by State Data
***Total International Students and Economic Value Statistics: NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2019-20 Economic Value Statistics
****Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified schools: Department of Homeland Security SEVIS School List March 2021