General Spanish courses in Costa Rica

General Spanish Courses

Our course offer starts at 20 group lessons per week which you can combine with 5 or 10 private lessons. You can also take individual Spanish lessons from 2 to 30 per week.

More about our Spanish courses
Surf and Spanish course in Costa Rica

Surf & Spanish Course

Year-round good waves make our home beach one of the best places to learn to surf. Take professional advice and have a good time in some world-famous spots.

Let's go Surf and Spanish in Jacó Beach
DELE Exam and Preparation course

DELE Exam & Preparation

Get prepared with us and take the DELE Exam right here in Costa Rica. Studying at Academia Tica will give you a great advantage for success in the exam!

More about DELE Exam and courses
Learn Spanish online with Academia Tica Spanish School

Online Spanish Classes

Start learning Spanish online with one of our local teachers and join us in Costa Rica later! The classes are flexible and feature our same high-quality program.

Start your Spanish learning online

General Spanish courses in Costa Rica

General Spanish Courses

Our course offer starts at 20 group lessons per week which you can combine with 5 or 10 private lessons. You can also take individual Spanish lessons from 2 to 30 per week.

More about our Spanish courses
Surf and Spanish course in Costa Rica

Surf & Spanish Course

Year-round good waves make our home beach one of the best places to learn to surf. Take professional advice and have a good time in some world-famous spots.

Let's go Surf and Spanish in Jacó Beach
DELE Exam and Preparation course

DELE Exam & Preparation

Get prepared with us and take the DELE Exam right here in Costa Rica. Studying at Academia Tica will give you a great advantage for success in the exam!

More about DELE Exam and courses
Learn Spanish online with Academia Tica Spanish School

Online Spanish Classes

Start learning Spanish online with one of our local teachers and join us in Costa Rica later! The classes are flexible and feature our same high-quality program.

Start your Spanish learning online

Why study at Academia Tica Spanish School?

Learn Spanish fast and have fun!

Learn fast and have fun

A Spanish immersion program should be dynamic, cultural and fun. You’ll have a good time and this will maximize what you learn: “fun classes = serious learning”.


Live the Spanish language!

Live the language

Costa Rica has lots to offer and we can help you with our included activity program, plus a full range of tourism services as well as volunteering and internship opportunities.


The right program for you

The right program for you

Learning is different for everyone. Customize your experience in Costa Rica and at the school. We have two locations and lots of options!


Summer vibes all year long at our Jacó Beach Campus ☀️ Come join us for fun classes under the Pacific sun!

www.academiatica.com
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Summer vibes all year long at our Jacó Beach Campus ☀️ Come join us for fun classes under the Pacific sun!

www.academiatica.com
#academiatica
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We cannont get enough of this beautiful sunny days at the Coronado campus. Summer vibes ideal for spanish outside 😎🌿⛰️

Come join us!

www.academiatica.com
#academiatica

We cannont get enough of this beautiful sunny days at the Coronado campus. Summer vibes ideal for spanish outside 😎🌿⛰️

Come join us!

www.academiatica.com
#academiatica
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¡Felices fiestas! 🌟🎄🙏 Esperamos que hayan tenido unos días bonitos y les deseamos lo mejor a ustedes y sus familias. 🫰🏽¿Saben qué significa “tuanis”?

🇬🇧: Happy Holidays! We hope you had some beautiful days, we wish the best for you and your families. Do you know what “tuanis” means?

¡Felices fiestas! 🌟🎄🙏 Esperamos que hayan tenido unos días bonitos y les deseamos lo mejor a ustedes y sus familias. 🫰🏽¿Saben qué significa “tuanis”?

🇬🇧: Happy Holidays! We hope you had some beautiful days, we wish the best for you and your families. Do you know what “tuanis” means?
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Our school pool and garden in Jacó Beach! 🌴💛🦜❤️🌴 Among those palm trees you can spot hummingbirds and other birds everyday, macaws and toucans when in season and squirrels that will make a mess eating fruit 🐿🙂
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Thanks to our student Marc for the shot! Did we mention we love #drone shots 🤭

Our school pool and garden in Jacó Beach! 🌴💛🦜❤️🌴 Among those palm trees you can spot hummingbirds and other birds everyday, macaws and toucans when in season and squirrels that will make a mess eating fruit 🐿🙂
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Thanks to our student Marc for the shot! Did we mention we love #drone shots 🤭
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Learning Spanish and enjoying Costa Rica’s “pura vida” with Academia Tica Spanish School 🙂✌🏽🌿

¡Felicidades Sarah @sarita_viajando ! 🏆🥇🎈Ganaste el concurso de agosto 😀. We can’t lie, we love when students bring drones and share with us these epic views of the places we visit 😍
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It was a difficult choice with many second places that are so nice. Thanks everyone for participating and do keep posting and tagging with @academiatica and #academiatica for a chance to win in September 👏🏽!! 
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Sarah, you can now get in touch so we can get the prize to you 😌

Learning Spanish and enjoying Costa Rica’s “pura vida” with Academia Tica Spanish School 🙂✌🏽🌿

¡Felicidades Sarah @sarita_viajando ! 🏆🥇🎈Ganaste el concurso de agosto 😀. We can’t lie, we love when students bring drones and share with us these epic views of the places we visit 😍
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It was a difficult choice with many second places that are so nice. Thanks everyone for participating and do keep posting and tagging with @academiatica and #academiatica for a chance to win in September 👏🏽!!
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Sarah, you can now get in touch so we can get the prize to you 😌
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Julio se lo gana @rahelmeeer 🇨🇭! The surfing vibes are very strong in this photo of the dynamic duo 🏄🏼🏄🏻‍♂️, and there is nothing better than a sunset session!! The judges awarded extra points for a caption in Spanish: “no sabemos surfear pero está bien, el atardecer es bonísimo” 💯😅
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Thanks everyone for participating, remember to keep postin’ and taggin’ with both @academiatica and #academiatica 🥲
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Rahel, the prize is on your way to Jacó!

Julio se lo gana @rahelmeeer 🇨🇭! The surfing vibes are very strong in this photo of the dynamic duo 🏄🏼🏄🏻‍♂️, and there is nothing better than a sunset session!! The judges awarded extra points for a caption in Spanish: “no sabemos surfear pero está bien, el atardecer es bonísimo” 💯😅
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Thanks everyone for participating, remember to keep postin’ and taggin’ with both @academiatica and #academiatica 🥲
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Rahel, the prize is on your way to Jacó!
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Junio se lo gana @seleenium_ 🇪🇪! You guys were way too excited on that drop 🤭!!
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Thank you all that participated in June for the photo contest, we had great pictures to choose from but we went with the one with the magazine-cover smiles!! 
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Remember to keep on postin’ and taggin’ with both @academiatica and #academiatica 😇
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Selena, get in touch to claim your prize 🎁

Junio se lo gana @seleenium_ 🇪🇪! You guys were way too excited on that drop 🤭!!
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Thank you all that participated in June for the photo contest, we had great pictures to choose from but we went with the one with the magazine-cover smiles!!
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Remember to keep on postin’ and taggin’ with both @academiatica and #academiatica 😇
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Selena, get in touch to claim your prize 🎁
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¡Felicidades @its.anne.97 por esta foto tan genial! We loved your picture of the classic Central Pacific vibes 🌴 and it is hard to believe it’s been more than a year but great for the return of our contest 😊🎁!! Please DM with your address... para enviar tu premio!
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Thanks to everyone that has kept tagging and participating, keep at it and we look forward to see more of your adventures in language learning 🤓🦥🌿

¡Felicidades @its.anne.97 por esta foto tan genial! We loved your picture of the classic Central Pacific vibes 🌴 and it is hard to believe it’s been more than a year but great for the return of our contest 😊🎁!! Please DM with your address... para enviar tu premio!
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Thanks to everyone that has kept tagging and participating, keep at it and we look forward to see more of your adventures in language learning 🤓🦥🌿
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¡Sí, estamos abiertos! - We are open! 
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One of the most common questions we get nowadays is if we are open. We are! BOTH our locations are open for in person classes 🙂 we are taking precautions and following the rules set by the Costa Rica Health Department (Ministerio de Salud) while still having a sensible and reasonable approach.
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At @academiatica we actually haven’t closed one day due to the pandemic 🦥🙌🏾... only weekends and holidays though 😉

¡Sí, estamos abiertos! - We are open!
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One of the most common questions we get nowadays is if we are open. We are! BOTH our locations are open for in person classes 🙂 we are taking precautions and following the rules set by the Costa Rica Health Department (Ministerio de Salud) while still having a sensible and reasonable approach.
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At @academiatica we actually haven’t closed one day due to the pandemic 🦥🙌🏾... only weekends and holidays though 😉
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It’s back! The *Academia Tica Instagram Contest* is coming back! It’s been just over a year from our last prize and it’s been *un año un poco loco*. A year ago we couldn’t even send things by mail!

If you have uploaded an image since February last year, you are automatically in the run for a double prize in April 😱🙂🎁 For everyone else and especially our current students, bring it on by tagging the photos of your experience in Costa Rica with #academiatica and @academiatica 

Thanks to everyone who has been hanging out with us... we will share some of the pandemic stories over the next few days... and we got a few! 

Stay safe and stay pura vida!! 🌺🦥⭐️

It’s back! The *Academia Tica Instagram Contest* is coming back! It’s been just over a year from our last prize and it’s been *un año un poco loco*. A year ago we couldn’t even send things by mail!

If you have uploaded an image since February last year, you are automatically in the run for a double prize in April 😱🙂🎁 For everyone else and especially our current students, bring it on by tagging the photos of your experience in Costa Rica with #academiatica and @academiatica

Thanks to everyone who has been hanging out with us... we will share some of the pandemic stories over the next few days... and we got a few!

Stay safe and stay pura vida!! 🌺🦥⭐️
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More reasons to learn Spanish at Academia Tica
Academia Tica is an Instituto Cervantes Accredited Center in Costa Rica

Academia Tica Coronado has been accredited by Instituto Cervantes

Academia Tica has been accredited by Instituto Cervantes, which means it meets the conditions
set by the Instituto Cervantes Accreditation System for Centers, the only International accreditation
exclusively focused on the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.

Learn why this accreditation is important
DELE Exam Center in San José, Costa Rica

The school is also recognized as a DELE Exam Center holding several exam sessions per year

Since 2013, Academia Tica has been offering DELE Exams. These official examinations by Instituto Cervantes are the best way to certify your language skills for a job, university or just for yourself!

More about the DELE Exam
5-star rating on Facebook
Bildungsurlaub Spanish Sprachkurse Costa Rica
More than thirty years of experience!
Spanish in Costa Rica - Language School Association
Found on National Geographic Travel Guide and other guides

You are a couple of steps away from Costa Rica

This is the time you will look back and remember as the moment that your Spanish study adventure started!

Let's start learning Spanish!

Our Spanish students talk about Academia Tica:

“I have done many things and learned a lot from my teachers and my classmates, both in Coronado and Jacó Beach. Classes are always fun, dynamic and challenging!”. —Jessica, 26, Jamaica/Cayman Islands

More testimonials

Our two distinctly Pura Vida school locations

About our Spanish school location in Coronado

Coronado, San José

  • Experience a country from a unique non-touristy perspective
  • Ease of access to San José city's up and coming cultural and gastronomy scene
  • Close to national parks like Irazú and Poás Volcanos, Braulio Carrillo and many other beautiful natural places!
  • The perfect place for relaxing and focusing on your studies for greater advance in language skills
  • Authentic Costa Rican life & warm people
Learn more about Coronado
About our Spanish school location in Jacó Beach

Jacó Beach

  • Beach and surf paradise with laidback lifestyle
  • Perfect waves for beginners and advanced surfers year-round
  • Close to Carara and Manuel Antonio national parks and several other beautiful beaches
  • Lots of restaurants, bars, shops and cafés plus nice natural places to hang out
  • Traveler-friendly town with lots of services plus nature and adventure attractions
Learn more about Jacó Beach

Expand your Spanish learning experience in Costa Rica…

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Volunteering

Helping and growing while practicing your Spanish.


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Internships

Gain experience and broaden your international work perspective.


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Travel

Full range of travel solutions at low cost and free advice and booking for our students.


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Activities

Put your skills to practice and socialize with our weekly activity and excursion program.


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Groups

Let's tailor an affordable program to your needs and goals for your group.


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Accommodation

Stay with other students at school-managed accommodations or with a tica family.

Contact us!

Let us know how we can get you learning Spanish, no commitment!
We will contact you in 24 hours or less.

  • info@academiatica.com
  • +506.2229.0013
  • +506 8668-2094 (chat with us)
  • academia.tica

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