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!



Latest reasons to join us from our (new) Instagram:

This year we won Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award! Thank you to everyone that has studied with us but specially those that have shared their opinion with us on the platform and all the other platforms. It helps us A LOT and there are no words to describe how thankful we are! It means a lot!
This year we won Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award! Thank you to everyone that has studied with us but specially those that have shared their opinion with us on the platform and all the other platforms. It helps us A LOT and there are no words to describe how thankful we are! It means a lot!

#tripadvisor #puravida #costarica #fypage
This year we won Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award! Thank you to everyone that has studied with us but specially those that have shared their opinion with us on the platform and all the other platforms. It helps us A LOT and there are no words to describe how thankful we are! It means a lot!

#tripadvisor #puravida #costarica #fypage
After 2 months at @academia.tica, our dear student @amanda.veida compiled this beautiful summary of her experience in Costa Rica, learning Spanish and capturing the escence of what it means to live the #PuraVida 🦥🏝️🦋Thank you Amanda for letting us be part of your journey.
Nothing says tropical experience like a fruit tasting class 🍉🍍🍌🥑🥭🥥 Learning new Spanish vocabulary while eating delicious fruit, how can it get any better? This is one of our favourite activities that are always available when you are at Academia Tica.

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The beautiful garden that surrounds our Coronado campus it’s a slice of the charm of small-town life, its warm people and beautiful mountains 🌳💚🏡🐦⛰️ Ideal for Spanish lessons
Enjoying some beautiful sunny days at the Coronado campus garden 😎🌿⛰️

Come join us!

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

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#academiatica
New account, same great Spanish school! 

We’re back with a new account since our first one of 12 years was lost forever :(

We will be sharing some of the greatest hits and why not start again with this epic photo from @sarita_viajando from 2021 when we still had to use face masks indoors! Crazy to think all that happened since, and it was just 4 years ago!

Follow us for current updates and also great moments from the past :)

Pura Vida!

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Nueva cuenta, ¡misma escuela genial para aprender español!

¡Volvemos con una nueva cuenta! Perdimos la primera que tenía más de 12 años :(

Compartiremos algunos de los grandes éxitos y, ¿por qué no empezar de nuevo con esta foto épica de @sarita_viajando de 2021, cuando todavía teníamos que usar mascarilla en interiores? ¡Qué increíble pensar en todo lo que ha pasado desde entonces, y eso que fue hace solo 4 años!

Seguinos para estar al día y también para ver los mejores momentos del pasado :)

¡Pura Vida!

More reasons to learn Spanish at Academia Tica

Instituto Cervantes Accredited Center

Academia Tica Coronado is an Instituto Cervantes Accredited Center

This means we meet 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 is important >


DELE Exam Center in Costa Rica

The school is also recognized as a DELE Exam Center

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 >


Running on Pura Vida - Sustainable Initiatives at Academia Tica

We run several sustainability initiatives

We have solar panels in both campuses, our electric vehicle for (most) transfers, organic gardens and composting plus our recycling and reforestation programs in both locations too. Much more is to come!


Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2025

We're proud to be recognized by our students too!

We're very, very happy to have received the Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award in 2025 (Coronado). This is the top 10% worldwide 🙂 Please see below for more reviews and testimonials, or check out our Coronado and Jacó Beach Tripadvisor pages to see what others have been saying.



Instituto Cervantes Accredited Center

Academia Tica Coronado is an Instituto Cervantes Accredited Center


This means we meet 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 is important >




DELE Exam Center

The school is also recognized as a DELE Exam Center


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 >



Running on Pura Vida - our green initiatives

We run several sustainability initiatives


We have solar panels in both campuses, our electric vehicle for (most) transfers, organic gardens and composting plus our recycling and reforestation programs in both locations too. Much more is to come!




Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2025

We're proud to be recognized by our students too!


We're very, very happy to have received the Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award in 2025 (Coronado). This is the top 10% worldwide 🙂 Please see below for more reviews and testimonials, or check out our Coronado and Jacó Beach Tripadvisor pages to see what others have been saying.

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

Check out some of the latest reviews from our Tripadvisors


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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