i'm an american and had no problems finding places to do my CELTA course, which i completed summer 2002. i found places in the states and in canada that offer the CELTA, but ultimately decided to go to London for the CELTA.

i compared prices for the CELTA course in north america versus the price in the UK and found that even adding in the airfare, it was about the same price.

so not only was i trained by british teachers, i got to experience living in london.

another added benefit to studying in the UK is that most english language schools everywhere teach british english grammar and pronunciation, which i learned from studying in the UK. schools want british english because all the english exams are regulated by the UK.

when i later took on a teaching position in poland, i had more lessons and private lessons than other more experienced teachers because i was able to teach both forms of english (british and american), which put more money in my pocket.

i also feel that doing the CELTA course in another country helped prepare me for the experience of moving abroad. i learned valuable lessons about how the european continent lives, which is quite different from north america, especially greensboro, north carolina, usa.

all in all, i think that doing the course in the UK is definitley worth the extra expense.