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| No. of participating organisations in the US survey: 19
Total no. of students at the 18 organisations in 2003: 18,282
Total no. of student weeks in 2003, estimated: 212,071
Overall average length of stay in weeks: 11.6
Average cost of a one-month course, excluding accommodation: US$864
Average cost of residential accommodation per week: US$201
Average cost of host family accommodation per week: US$203
Average commission paid on a language course: 15 per cent (from 0 to 25)
One institution paid commission on accommodation
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| Means of recruiting students in the USA, 2003 |
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Intensity of study (hours studied per week) |
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Agents 33%
Other means 26%
Local bookings 21%
Internet 20% |
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From 12 to 25
Overall average = 21 |
| Top student nationalities in the USA by student weeks, 2003 |
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Japanese 26.6%
Korean 22.3%
US 9.7%
Taiwanese 7.4%
Italian 3.6% |
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Swiss 3.6%
Chinese 3.4%
Brazilian 2.4%
French 2.4%
German 2.3% |
| Student numbers by age range |
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8-11, 0.5%
12-15, 0.5%
16-18, 6.5%
19-24, 44.5%
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25-30, 36%
31-50, 10%
51+, 2% |
| Observations |
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Japanese and Koreans remain the two most significant nationalities studying in the USA, by quite a sizeable margin. A high number of local bookings from US-based students also figured in this survey. Italians were more prominent this year, in fifth position, up from tenth position last year (see LTM, December 2003, page 40).
The average length of stay has decreased slightly, down to 11.8 weeks from 15 weeks last year. However, typical prices for tuition and accommodation have not changed year on year.
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Agent usage seems to have increased, with agents accounting for one-third of all bookings, which is an increase on the 22% recorded last year. This is still low when compared with some countries such as Australia, where nearly two-thirds of bookings came via agents (see LTM, June 2004, page 44).
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| Examples of seasonal student intake in the USA by nationality and quarter |
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Italian
1-13-8%
14-26-15%
27-39-64%
40-52-13%
Turkish
1-13-44%
14-26-22%
27-39-24%
40-52-10%
Saudi
1-13-18%
14-26-9%
27-39-55%
40-52-18%
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Japanese
1-13-19%
14-26-17%
27-39-44%
40-52-20%
Korean
1-13-27%
14-26-23%
27-39-25%
40-52-25%
Thai
1-13-34%
14-26-26%
27-39-18%
40-52-22%
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Thank you to the following institutions for taking part in our Status survey: California State University, Los Angeles, CA; American Language Communication Center, New York, NY; Center for English Language Learning, Maryville College, Maryville, TN; College of Marin, Novato, CA; Embassy CES, New York, NY; English Language Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, KS; Hawaii Community College, Hilo, HI; NESE, Cambridge, MA; North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; The Olin Center for International Study, Boston, MA; Rennert Bilingual, New York, NY; St Giles International, San Francisco, CA; Snow College, Ephraim, UT; Talk International, Fort Lauderdale, FL; The Language Academy, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Troy State University, Troy, KS; UC Extension Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; University of Oregon AEI, Eugene, OR; University of South California Language Academy, Los Angeles, CA. |
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