teach abroad programs at a glance

The below chart offers you a quick glance at each program's most important facts.

	Chile	Immersion Chile	China	Dominican Republic	South Korea	Spain	Thailand
length	Academic year (about 10 months)	6 months	1 or 2 semesters	Academic year (about 11 months)	12 months	Academic year (about 8 months)	1 or 2 semesters
start dates	Late February	Late May	Late August; early February	Mid-January	Late August; Late February	September, staggered by program option	Early May; mid-October
deadlines	September 1	February 15	May 1; November 15	December 1	June 1; December 1	March 15; February 1 for scholarship applicants	January 15; June 15
basic eligibility	English as a first language US citizenship Bachelor's degree Strong Spanish skills	English as a first language Bachelor's degree Basic Spanish skills	English fluency Bachelor's degree	English as a first language Bachelor's degree Upper-Intermediate Spanish language ability	Bachelor's degree English as a first language Enthusiasm for working with young children	English as a first language US or Canadian citizenship Bachelor's degree Strong Spanish skills	English fluency Bachelor's degree
housing	Temporary housing provided	Homestay for duration of contract	For duration of contract	Housing advice provided	For duration of contract	Temporary housing provided on most programs	For duration of contract
compensation	335,000 CLP monthly	85,000 CLP monthly	4,000-8,000 RMB monthly	250 Dominican pesos per hour	2 million - 2.8 million Won monthly	700 € monthly	Minimum of 16,000 baht monthly
location types	Urban, suburban	Urban, town, rural	Urban, town	Urban	1 Hour Radius of Seoul	Urban, town, rural	Urban, town rural
student ages	College, secondary	Secondary	College, elementary, middle, high school	Post-secondary age	Pre-school, Primary	Adults, primary, secondary	Primary, secondary
classroom hours*	15-22 per week	25 per week	About 16 per week	20 per week	26.25 per week	12 per week	22 per week
other added benefits?	TEFL certification	Optional TEFL certification, Spanish courses	Optional TEFL certification, China Professional program for experienced teachers	TEFL certification	Optional TEFL, Flight Reimbursement, Health Insurance assistance, and more!	Optional TEFL certification, Optional Spanish immersion course	Optional TEFL certification
* additional time is necessary for class preparation, meetings, extra-curricular activites, school events, and more