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Admission/Tuition
[Tuition]

We offer a part-time internship experience, with a minimum 6-month commitment. The tuition for this internship is currently $1200 or $200 per month. Tuition for the part-time internship will cover books and materials, workshops, and retreats. During the summer we offer an intense 9-week internship for people 16 years and older. The tuition for this full-time internship is currently $1800 or $200 per week. Full-time internship tuition will cover housing, utilities, twenty-one meals per week, classes, books, and materials. All those accepted to the program will be notified within 30 days (some exceptions) of receiving the application package.
A $100 non-refundable deposit is due within two weeks of notification to confirm your acceptance. All tuition for the program is due prior to the start date of the program. Sorry, no scholarships are available. However, we do offer tuition reduction incentives. Interns should plan on budgeting for personal expenses such as personal items, laundry, entertainment, and car/transportation expenses.

There are no scholarships available

[Tuition Reduction Incentives]

-If your tuition is paid in full three weeks prior to the start date of the internship we will reduce your tuition $50.

-For each friend you recruit to the internship, we will reduce your tuition $50.

[Admission Process]

1) The application has six (6) components. We require that you send in all six components together in one packet.

    1. Application Form
    2. Photograph
    3. A 1-3 page typed personal testimony
    4. Pastoral Recommendation, having known you for two years
    (in a signed, sealed envelope).
    5. Personal Reference, having known you for five years (in a
    signed, sealed envelope).
    6. Non-refundable $25 application fee (make checks payable to
    Dream Center and write "Application Fee" in the memo).


2) Please complete and submit the above six components no later than 21 days prior to the start date of the internship for which you are applying.

IMPORTANT: All six components must be sent together.

Please mail your application to:
Des Moines Dream Center
c/o DCI
P.O. Box 107
Des Moines, IA 50301
515.243.7326

4) Once we have received your application, our team will review it and we will contact you for your phone interview. Please make sure that we can reach you at the number you provide.

5) Please email our office at dci@dreamdm.org if you have any questions during the application process. If you do not have an email account, please make every effort to set one up as this is how we will correspond with
you.