Academic

Having the best schools means you having the best time on your course.

At EC we are committed to high standards: we want to have the best schools, the best lessons and the best teachers so you will have an experience you will love!

To make sure our standards are maintained, our schools are inspected to by major accreditation organisations. These organisations visit our schools and carefully check the quality of service we provide our students. It's not easy to get accreditation; it takes a lot of hard work and effort.

Wow, what a busy few months it’s been at our EC schools!

Firstly we welcomed our first three Canadian schools into the family with the acquisition of centres in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

EC recently held an event to celebrate the opening of our exciting new English school in January 2012. The ceremony in Miami Beach coincided with the ICEF conference, bringing in agents and educators from across the world. Conference attendees as well as members of the Miami Beach community and city government were invited to celebrate in anticipation of our soon-to-be-open school. Students who want to learn English in Miami now have a wonderful school to go to!

EC English language schools are a great provider of Cambridge ESOL exams in America. Here's the information you need if you want to study for Cambridge ESOL in USA.

Depending on your English level, you can take exam preparation courses for FCE, CAE and CPE. Not many English schools in America have Cambridge courses, so this could be a wonderful opportunity for you to get the certification you need.

How can I go to an American or British university?

EC English language schools offer programmes that will help enter USA and UK universities, often with guaranteed admission. For more information on this "must-do" course, click here: University Access Programme

Take an IELTS exam preparation course that will prepare you for the IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) test. This is a great test to take for anyone who wants to work or study in an English language environment.

EC has English schools in the UK. You can find EC schools in London, Cambridge and Brighton. Whether you want to learn English for one week or 52, we can offer a course that is ideal for you. Over the years we have built a strong reputation for providing high quality English language courses in unbeatable locations. All of our UK schools are located in wonderful places:

Every year over 3 million people take a Cambridge ESOL exam. A Cambridge ESOL certificate is internationally recognised and can really help you with your career or your dreams of living abroad. So make sure you get the best possible preparation by taking a Cambridge ESOL course at one of our English schools!

Surfing. Is there a cooler activity than surfing? No - no way. Even the word is cool. How envious will all your friends be when you tell them you learned to surf when you were in San Diego? You'll even have a surf certificate to prove it.

You can now combine your English language course with surfing lessons. Take lessons over 1, 2 or 3 weeks - that's ten hours of instruction per week (2 hour session per day - 5 days a week). The good news is that the lessons are for English students of every level.

Thorough preparation is the best way to get the GMAT or GRE score you want. EC Boston offers complete test preparation which includes lectures, group study and computerized practice tests. Lessons focus on test taking strategies along with the verbal, mathematical and analytical skills necessary to reach your goals. To suit your needs, GMAT/GRE courses in Boston are available in durations of 4, 8 or 12 weeks.