The Acadia Center for English Immersion, located in beautiful Camden Maine. New Courses start every week.

Course Prices

Intensive Course: Combination (Private/Mini-Group)

Combination course package price:
2-week course:  $2950
3-week course:  $4350
4-week course:  $5700
The package price for any course of 4 weeks or longer is based on a fee of $1425 per week.

There are no additional fees or taxes.

Friends/Couple Discount: Take 5% off the package price if you attend a course with your spouse or a friend or colleague.

Alumni Discount: Take 5% discount off the package price if you previously attended an immersion course at Acadia Center.

All discounts listed above can be combined.

Combination course package includes:

  • 16 hours per week of English lessons including:
    • 10 hours per week of mini-group English lessons (maximum 4 students with 1 teacher)
    • 6 hours per week of private, customized English lessons
  • weekly individual 30-minute meeting with teacher to assess your progress and objectives
  • 11 hours per week of guided study in the study center
  • all books and materials
  • 2 afternoon teacher-led excursions per week (Tuesday & Friday) including all admission/activity fees and transportation 
  • accommodation in a comfortable private room at Acadia Center (or in a village home near Acadia Center if the rooms at Acadia Center are fully booked)
  • lunch and dinner with teachers at Acadia Center (Monday through Friday)
  • breakfast (self-serve) every day
  • free high-speed wireless Internet access
  • course certificate
  • free admission to indoor swimming pool, gym, indoor track, and fitness center
  • transportation between Rockland (Maine) or Portland (Maine) airport and Acadia Center on the first and last days of your course

Intensive Course: Private

Private course package price:
2-week course:  $3550
3-week course:  $5250
4-week course:  $6900
The package price for any course of 4 weeks or longer is based on a fee of $1725 per week.

There are no additional fees or taxes.

Friends/Couple Discount: Take 5% off the package price if you attend a course with your spouse or a friend or colleague.

Alumni Discount: Take 5% discount off the package price if you previously attended an immersion course at Acadia Center.

All discounts listed above can be combined.

Private course package includes:

  • 16 hours per week of private, customized English lessons
  • weekly individual 30-minute meeting with teacher to assess your progress and objectives
  • 11 hours per week of guided study in the study center
  • all books and materials
  • 2 afternoon teacher-led excursions per week (Tuesday & Friday) including all admission/activity fees and transportation 
  • accommodation in a comfortable private room at Acadia Center (or in a village home near Acadia Center if the rooms at Acadia Center are fully booked)
  • lunch and dinner with teachers at Acadia Center (Monday through Friday)
  • breakfast (self-serve) every day
  • free high-speed wireless Internet access
  • course certificate
  • free admission to indoor swimming pool, gym, indoor track, and fitness center
  • transportation between Rockland (Maine) or Portland (Maine) airport and Acadia Center on the first and last days of your course

Mountains meet the ocean in Camden, Maine - Acadia Center is in the foreground, aerial photo by Ben Magro.Intensive Immersion Courses: General Information

We are open all year. New intensive courses begin every Monday. Schedule your arrival for Sunday and your departure for Saturday.

Additional private lessons can be arranged for a fee of $40 per hour.

Hotel option: The course prices listed above include accommodation at Acadia Center (or in a village home near Acadia Center if the rooms at Acadia Center are fully booked). However, if you prefer to stay in a hotel or bed-and-breakfast, we will discount the package price by $150 per week and you pay the hotel directly. There are many hotels and bed-and-breakfasts within easy walking distance of Acadia Center; if you would like our recommendations, please ask. 

Weekend meals: All meals are included except lunches and dinners on Saturdays and Sundays. On the weekends you are welcome to prepare your own meals in the school kitchen or go out to eat at one of the many restaurants in Camden within a 5-minute walk of Acadia Center.

Reservations, Deposit, and Payment Schedule
A deposit of $300 is required to reserve your place. This deposit includes a non-refundable $150 registration fee. The remainder of the course package price payment is due 15 days before the course begins.

Cancellations and Refunds
If you withdraw from a course more than 15 days before the course begins, we will return your deposit, less the $150 registration fee. (If you prefer, 100% of your deposit can be credited towards a future course.) If you withdraw from a course less than 15 days but before your first day of classes, we will return all your course payments, less the $300 deposit. If you withdraw from a course after your classes begin, there will be no refund.

Change of Course Starting Date
If you request a change in your course starting date less than 15 days before your originally or previously scheduled course begins, you will be assessed a rescheduling fee of $150.

How to Pay

  • Bank (wire) transfer (please inquire for details)
  • International money order, Western Union money transfer, signed traveler’s checks, or personal check in US dollars, made payable to: Acadia Center for English Immersion
  • VISA, MasterCard, or Discover (provide us with credit card number and expiration date)

Register now for an intensive course at a time that works best for you, or for online lessons in conversation and/or writingQuestions? Call us at 207-354-7105 or contact us by e-mail.

Aerial photo of Camden by Ben Magro.