Reviews of ETC International College, Bournemouth, England UK
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ETC International College, Bournemouth, England UK
ETC International College, Bournemouth, England UK
Based on 37 reviews of former students of ETC International College
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (11 ratings)
Students 18-30 years (15 ratings)
Students 31-49 years (7 ratings)
Students 50+ years (4 ratings)
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Individual Reviews
ETC International College
8. Nov. 2022
Eyad (18 years) Saudi Arabia Course: General English - Intensive - 16 weeks
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"Remarkably close to the residence"
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"Great and all services are available:
studying, entertainment, shopping"
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3. Sep. 2022
Abdulaziz (16 years) Saudi Arabia Course: Young Learners Programme (Residence) - 4 weeks
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"The school is close to the accommodation, services and the city center."
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"I did not like the accommodation and the meals are limited"
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"A wonderful city"
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13. Aug. 2020
María (31 years) 
Course: General English - Standard - 4 weeks
Course: General English - Standard - 4 weeksOverall rating
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"What I liked the most about the school were the classes"
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11. Nov. 2019
Faisal (23 years) Saudi Arabia Course: General English - Intensive - 8 weeks
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"The whole course"
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"Perfect"
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31. Aug. 2018
Asiia (15 years) 
Course: Young Learners Programme (Homestay) - 3 weeks
Course: Young Learners Programme (Homestay) - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Teaching method"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Book a course in advance, check the host family more thoroughly"
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"Everything is great"
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22. Jul. 2018
Zoraida (48 years) Course: General English - Intensive - 3 weeks
Course: General English - Intensive - 3 weeksOverall rating
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"The first week I liked a lot, the other two weeks, after the massive groups of students arrived, I did not like. They changed my schedule to the afternoon and I really did not like the organisation for people my age, I only shared classes with much younger students and from Saudi Arabia, and when I mentioned it they said they could not change me, because I think there were no other possibilities."
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"I don't recommend a host family."
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"I think the school, as far as I could see, is well organised for young students."
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21. Jul. 2018
Erik (16 years) 
Course: Junior Programme (Lessons + Activities) - 4 weeks
Course: Junior Programme (Lessons + Activities) - 4 weeksOverall rating
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"Saturday trip to London was missing"
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"Don't offer the same recreational activities over a long period of time"
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11. Jun. 2018
Dufourcq-boutin (19 years) 
Course: General English - Super Intensive - 12 weeks
Course: General English - Super Intensive - 12 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Its international meetings"
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"Refusal of refund inadmissible! Not recommended !!"
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13. May. 2018
Yevgenya (37 years) Israel Course: Medical English - 2 weeks
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"Despite the fact that I had been at the school for only 2 weeks, my English has been improved a lot. I took a Medical English course and, when I returned to my work, I found out that I started understand my English-speaking patients. First of all, we had unique phonetic lessons. Our teacher, John Key, is a poet and, thanks to him, I was appreciating the beauty of British English pronunciation. I found that the difficult English phonetic is more logical than I thought.
The Medical lessons were organized and high professional. Without a doubt, I not only improved my English speaking but I learned about new medical knowledge (about asthma, about malaria). Furthermore, we learned how to prepare an attractive professional presentation and learned other very important skills for our profession."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I would recommend to students to inquire at LanguageCourse.net website or ETC should send an official invitation. A Luton airport Immigration official requested to see a letter of invitation. Because I had none, he didn't let me enter UK. When I asked him to call ETC, he calmed down."
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"I would like to express my delight for ETC college. The employers and the outstanding teachers. I hope to back to ETC as soon as possible. ETC residence is an appropriate accommodation. It's cheaper than hotels but, a single room is more convenient than a room in any good hotel. The food is simple, healthy and tasty."
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5. Sep. 2017
Niry (46 years) Switzerland Course: Business English - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Some of their teachers are good."
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"The collège must improve and control the condition of the host family and the accommodation of ETC because a lot of students have problems with them. Please find attached my letter for the principal of ETC."
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18. Aug. 2017
Zekai (16 years) China Course: Young Learners Programme (Homestay) - 2 weeks
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"Teachers here are friendly and they are willing to talk with you. So I liked teachers here most!"
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"I must mention that the city is very worst to do some sightseeing for student who is about to have class."
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"The school is a little bit small. Some corridors is too narrow to contain two students who pass by each other at the same time."
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1. Aug. 2017
Angela (15 years) Spain Course: Young Learners Programme (Residence) - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The classes weren't boring."
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7. Jun. 2017
Kleanthi (18 years) Greece Course: General English - Standard - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Environment"
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7. Nov. 2016
Chloé (21 years) Course: General English - Standard - 1 week
Course: General English - Standard - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Sociability and contact between students and offered activities that allowed us to meet each other."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The vegetarian restaurant in Bournemouth (Mad Cucumber)"
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"Very poorly soundproofed rooms (lots of noise)"
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7. Sep. 2016
Yinnette Vannessa (23 years) Italy Course: General English - Intensive - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Social activities, specially the bbq with very nice teachers and staff"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Bbq"
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28. Aug. 2016
Elena (32 years) 
Course: Medical English - 2 weeks
Course: Medical English - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers are very good"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"There's no WIFI in the school !!!"
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25. May. 2016
Franklin Xiovan (50 years) Honduras Course: General English - Super Intensive - 4 weeks
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"I think that teachers at ETC college are very professional, experienced, patient, and also they prepare their clases before going to the classroom to teach the students.
The way they teach, and the time they take to prepare their lessons are the thing I most like about ETC college.
I also believe that my time as a student at ETC was too short, I would like to come back again to ETC school."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I recommend this for any student who wants to improve their English: not to talk in their native language with other students from the same country, or students who speak the same language. As a student we must try to speak in English all the time."
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"I am so happy because the school is located at the heart of Bournemouth, with a very comfortable cafeteria and a well equipped classroom. Very nice atmosphere with other students as well."
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18. Jun. 2025
Mohammed (23 years) Saudi Arabia Course: General English - Standard - 3 weeks
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"My stay with Lainey and her family was exceptional. They were incredibly kind, welcoming, and genuinely concerned about my well-being and my education. Their friendliness and warmth made a significant positive impact on my experience. I'm very grateful for their hospitality; they are truly outstanding hosts."
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9. Sep. 2019
Saud (21 years) Saudi Arabia Course: General English - Intensive - 10 weeks
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"The ETC school has a lot of Arab students in one class. This is not good for me to improve my English."
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17. Jun. 2019
David (23 years) Spain Course: Cambridge B2 First - Super Intensive - 6 weeks
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"The Wifi doesn't work the vast majority of time."
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30. Jun. 2026
Waleed Kuwait Course: General English - Standard - 4 weeks
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27. Apr. 2026
Yolanda (53 years) Course: General English - Standard - 1 week
Course: General English - Standard - 1 weekOverall rating
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22. Oct. 2025
Jonathan (42 years) Course: General English - Intensive - 2 weeks
Course: General English - Intensive - 2 weeksOverall rating
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2. Jan. 2025
Joel (24 years) Course: General English - Standard - 9 weeks
Course: General English - Standard - 9 weeksOverall rating
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30. Sep. 2024
Ibrahim (22 years) Syria Course: Medical English - 4 weeks
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8. Jul. 2024
Stefan (50 years) Course: General English - Full Immersion - 2 weeks
Course: General English - Full Immersion - 2 weeksOverall rating
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7. Aug. 2023
Marie-thérèse France Course: General English - Super Intensive - 1 week
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29. Aug. 2022
Mohammed (20 years) Saudi Arabia Course: General English - Standard - 9 weeks
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1. Nov. 2021
Sevinc (23 years) Course: General English - Super Intensive - 2 weeks
Course: General English - Super Intensive - 2 weeksOverall rating
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1. Jan. 2020
Sebastian (18 years) Course: General English - Standard - 8 weeks
Course: General English - Standard - 8 weeksOverall rating
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19. Oct. 2019
Aruzhan (17 years) Kazakhstan Course: General English - Standard - 4 weeks
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2. Sep. 2019
Valerio (16 years) Italy Course: General English - Standard - 1 week
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21. Aug. 2019
Abdulaziz (13 years) Saudi Arabia Course: Young Learners Programme (Residence) - 4 weeks
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8. Jul. 2019
Abdulaziz (13 years) Saudi Arabia Course: Young Learners Programme (Residence) - 4 weeks
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8. Apr. 2019
Gautier (21 years) France Course: General English - Intensive - 12 weeks
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26. Feb. 2018
Osama (22 years) Germany Course: General English - Super Intensive - 4 weeks
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2. Sep. 2016
Emiddio (29 years) Course: Business English - 2 weeks
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