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Bar chart comparing upfront teach-abroad costs before airfare for seven CEP programs, splitting each into program fee and cash to first paycheck, from $2,690 for Thailand Summer to $5,710 to $6,210 for Japan.

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What Teach-Abroad Costs Upfront in 2026-27: A Real Budget Breakdown

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Oct 21, 2026, 11:30:00 AM

Current as of October 2026. Every program fee and startup figure below comes from CEP's live program pages on October 20, 2026. Fees and living costs...

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Illustration of a two-lane bridge between the U.S. and abroad. The inbound lane, for students coming to U.S. campuses, narrows in the middle. The outbound lane, for Americans who teach abroad, stays fully open. Headline reads: One lane is narrower. The other is still open.

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Fewer Students Are Coming To The US. Why You Should Still Go Abroad.

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Oct 15, 2026, 12:27:16 PM

Current as of October 2026. Enrollment figures come from fall 2026 university reports compiled by Higher Ed Dive (September 25, 2026) and from...

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A group of about 18 smiling young adults sits together on a bamboo platform above a field of purple flowers under a cloudy sky.

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Teaching in Thailand by January: What It Takes From Here

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Oct 12, 2026, 4:55:37 PM

Current as of October 2026. Dates, fees, and pay come from CEP's live Thailand program page and can change. Confirm current dates with our team...

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Two English teachers crouch on a classroom floor in Japan playing a vocabulary game with young students, pointing to cardboard cubes labeled body, table, chair and floor.

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Never Taught? What Japan's Schools Ask in a Teaching Interview

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Oct 7, 2026, 11:30:00 AM

Last updated October 2026. Dates, deadlines, and salaries taken directly from the CEP's Live Japan Program webpage and subject to changes. Always...

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A smiling teacher sits with a group of young students at classroom desks as one boy raises his hand for a high five.

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Teachers Already Work a Second Job. Try This One Instead.

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Sep 21, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Teacher pay figures come from RAND's 2026 State of the American Teacher survey. Program figures are current as of September 2026, from CEP's Thailand...

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Timeline graphic comparing three ways working teachers go abroad with CEP: a summer with no leave needed, a semester on personal leave, or a full year on sabbatical

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Sabbatical, Semester, or Summer: Teaching Abroad Without Quitting

Picture of Randy LeGrant Randy LeGrant: Sep 16, 2026, 11:00:00 AM

Current as of September 2026. Leave-of-absence and license renewal rules are set by your district and your state, not by CEP, and they change....

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