Course facts
What the official source states.
- Provider
- China Institute of America
- Language
- Mandarin Chinese
- Destination
- United States · New York
- Campus
- China Institute, 100 Washington Street, New York
- Delivery
- Online or in person
- Course type
- General Mandarin · Beginner
- Level
- Level 101 (absolute beginner)
- Audience
- Adults with little or no knowledge of Mandarin
- Minimum age
- Not publicly specified
- Duration
- 10 sessions (20 hours)
- Weekly intensity
- Not publicly specified
- Schedule
- In person: Thursdays 6:30–8:30 pm ET, October 1 – December 10 (no class November 26). Online: Saturdays 10:00 am–12:00 pm ET, October 3 – December 12 (no class November 28). Some sections are full.
- Format
- Group
- Maximum class size
- Not publicly specified
- Start pattern
- Not publicly specified
- Enrolment deadline
- Not publicly specified
- Tuition
- 540 USD per 10-session course (non-member rate), Fall 2026
- Additional fees
- A $30 non-refundable registration fee applies; the textbook Road to Success: Threshold is purchased separately.
- Accommodation
- Not publicly specified
- Visa-document support
- Not publicly specified
- Entry requirements
- Not publicly specified
- Placement test
- Not publicly specified
- Certificate
- Not publicly specified
- Application process
- Not publicly specified