Students have access to all university facilities, for example,  tennis courts, swimming pool, gym facilities, and the new  Recreation Center with offers such activities as ice skating and indoor rock climbing.  Student are given an EWU student identification card to allow them access to these facilities as well as to the Kennedy University Library, Computer and Language Labs, and the Multimedia Center.  

The cost of residence hall rooms and meals varies according to meal plan and room. Housing contracts are for the full academic year (Fall, Winter and Spring quarters). A $250.00 deposit is required to reserve a room. The deposit is refunded at the time the student completes the housing contract. Students living in EWU residence halls are charged a $10.00 hall activity fee and $30.00 prepaid laundry card each term.

The ELI's International Peer Advisor (IPA) Program pairs international students with an EWU student for field trips and cultural activities. IPAs pick up students at the airport, work with small groups of students to provide conversation practice, and organize field trips and cultural activities. Cultural Mentors, who are EWU international students, are available for the times when students need to speak to someone in their own language. Mentors also assist ELI students in emergencies when they need someone to interpret.

EWU's International Education Office (IEO) provides a wide range of services, which include academic, immigration, and financial advising as well as other support for regular EWU international students. ELI students who are academically admissible to EWU may enroll directly in undergraduate programs when they complete the ELI program. No TOEFL score is required. The IEO student advisor and the ELI academic advisor assist ELI students in the process of enrolling at EWU.

Students who live in EWU residence halls are a five minute walk from campus. There is daily bus service between Cheney and Spokane. All ELI and EWU students ride the bus free during the academic year when they show their EWU Eagle ID card. The ELI provides free shuttle van service to downtown Cheney one day each week.

The ELI is one of the most highly accredited language schools in the United States. We are one of the first three schools in the USA to be accredited by the CEA in addition to membership in the AAIEP and the only UCIEP member school in the state of Washington.

Applications and required documents should be received 60 days before the start of the term. The following need to be included: completed application form; evidence of financial support; $50. non-refundable deposit; copy of valid passport information page; photograph; copy of high school diploma; $250.00 deposit if student wishes to reserve an on-campus residence hall room. If student is accepted for admission, an I-20 will be sent by express mail.