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IELTS & TOEFL EXAM

PREP IN THE USA

COURSE GUIDE KEY

TOEFL preparation has long been the exam advanced hotel/hostel off campus
course of choice in the USA but plenty of apartments intermediate on request
providers also offer IELTS. on campus none varies
homestay other on tuition only
LANGUAGE

The below is a general guide to schools that offer Exam
exam prep courses in the USA. Please check with prep.
Min. student age accepted Max. no. of students in class Min. course length (in weeks) Number of course start dates Min. language proficiency req. Min. no. hrs. language tuition Is your school a testing Minimum tuition fee p/wk ($) Accommodation options Minimum accommodation fee Agency commission (%)
the individual schools listed. course
offered

Name of school
Location (p/wk) centre? p/wk ($)
Website (p/yr) IELTS TOEFL
CEL San Diego and Los Angeles, CA
www.englishcollege.com 16 12 1 52 17.5 340 380
CINCILINGUA INC Cincinnati, OH www.cincilingua.com 1 3 52 35 2,400 805
English Language Center, The University of Texas
at Austin Austin, TX https://global.utexas.edu/ 18 15 6 3 4 98 15
english-language-center
FIU English Language Institute
Miami, FL https://eli.fiu.edu 16 20 10 3 3 48 n/a
GA Tech Language Institute
Atlanta, GA www.esl.gatech.edu 18 20 8 5 5 400
Kaplan International 16 16 1 52 15 520 335
Boston, MA www.kaplaninternational.com
Kaplan International
New York, NY www.kaplaninternational.com 16 16 1 52 15 555 420
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA www.global.lehigh.edu/icape 17 18 7 3 4
Manhattan Language 16 12 4 52 17 275 400
New York, NY www.manhattanlanguage.com
OHLA Schools Miami, Aventura, Boca Raton, 16 1 2 52 5 280 350 30
Orlando and Tampa, FL www.ohla.com
Pace University English Language Institute
New York, NY www.pace.edu/eli 16 20 6 8 3 34 629
POLY Languages Institute 18 15 4 12 18 220 375
Irvine and Los Angeles, CA www.polylanguages.edu
Seminole State College, English Language Institute 16 20 4 9 8 80 250
Sanford, FL www.seminolestate.edu/eli
TLA-The Language Academy
Fort Lauderdale, FL www.languageacademy.com 16 15 4 52 17 400 525
University of Pennsylvania English Language
Programs Philadelphia, PA www.elp.upenn.edu 18 n/a 7 6 15 200
University of Southern California Intl Academy Los 17 20 14 20 464 457
Angeles, CA https://international.usc.edu

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