(7) English conversation school cost performance research!

■What is the cost performance of English conversation?

I often see schools selling cheap lesson fees, such as one-on-one lessons for 2,000 yen and group lessons for 500 yen.

These schools also usually provide lessons with native-speaking foreign instructors, and are by no means cheap or bad.

However, the average price for one-on-one lessons is said to be between 5,000 yen and 7,000 yen, so is it possible to make a living with a 2,000 yen lesson fee? Is there a teacher who works at such a school?

The magic lies in the costs incurred under various names, such as membership fees and textbook fees. Let's examine this from the perspective of an English conversation school. Statistically, students drop out after 10 lessons. In other words, for example, even if a school charges 2,000 yen per lesson, if you pay an enrollment fee of 40,000 yen when you join, the actual cost per lesson is 40,000 yen divided by 10, 4,000 yen + 2,000 yen per lesson = 6,000 yen. This will be a great income. In other words, it is "as per market price".

■The best cost performance is that you can continue

The above is covered on many English conversation school comparison sites, but let's take it one step further!

The fact is that many English conversation beginners end up looking for another school after giving up. For that student, the time spent and fees paid for the school he gave up on due to frustration is a complete waste of money. On the contrary, because of the sense of failure they experienced, they will have to start over at the next school not from zero, but from a negative position.

In short, being able to stay at your first school for a long time is the quickest way to reach your goal, and as a result, choosing the school with the best cost performance.

From a student's point of view, determining whether they can continue at this school for a long time is the most economically viable school choice.

■Summary

Learning new things, not just English conversation, from professionals in the field costs a certain amount of money, and you can call it an "investment in yourself."

However, since it is an investment, you want to keep it within a certain range, and you want to be greedy for the return (results) on your investment.

It is important to choose a school keeping in mind that the best value for money is that beginners can continue learning English without being fooled by advertisements such as "500 yen per group lesson" or "100 yen online lesson."