文部科学省 認定日本語教育機関 留学 認定番号 20252260085
About JCL

Public Disclosure

JCL Foreign Language School is accredited by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The following information is published under the Act on Accreditation of Japanese Language Institutions.

Accreditation number 20252260085Accredited 30 April 2026

SCHOOL PROFILE

The institution

Name

JCL外国語学院 · JCL Foreign Language School

Location

京都府京都市伏見区深草西浦町六丁目4番地

Telephone

075-644-1717

Accreditation number

20252260085(Accredited 30 April 2026)

Established

1 October 2004 (as an accredited institution, 1 October 2026)

Founder

株式会社JCL · Representative 吉永 英代

CURRICULUM

Courses and their content

CourseIntakeLengthTotal fees
Preparatory Course for Higher Education (2-Year)April2 years¥1,802,000
Preparatory Course for Higher Education (1-Year 9-Month)July1 yr 9 mo¥1,637,000
Preparatory Course for Higher Education (1-Year 6-Month)October1 yr 6 mo¥1,461,500
Preparatory Course for Higher Education (1-Year 3-Month)January1 yr 3 mo¥1,216,500
Japanese Culture and Language Course (2-Year)April2 years¥1,802,000

Every course targets CEFR level B2. The JCL preparatory school (shingaku juku) is not an accredited course and is not included above.

Objectives, content, teaching methods and materials for every subject are set out by program and level on the page above.

FEES

Tuition and other fees

Total fees cover the whole course and include the application fee, admission fee, tuition, facility and equipment fees, teaching materials, insurance and health management. See the application guidelines for the breakdown and payment schedule. Student housing is not included.

STAFF & STUDENTS

Teachers, staff and students

Principal

林 伸治

Teachers

49 (21 full-time equivalent, 28 other)

Non-teaching staff

15

Students enrolled

587(as of 27 October 2026)

Student capacity

630

Enrollment figures are updated periodically.

REGULATIONS

School regulations

JCL Foreign Language School Regulations

PDF

Effective 1 October 2026.

SELF-EVALUATION

Self-inspection and evaluation

Self-inspection and evaluation is carried out each year around May and June by a committee chaired by the founder's representative, and the results are published on this page around June. Eight areas are assessed: achievement of aims and objectives; organization and management of teachers and staff; facilities and equipment; design and delivery of the curriculum; graduation certification and learning outcomes; academic and everyday support for students; mechanisms for continuous improvement; and finance. No third-party evaluation is conducted.

JCL became an accredited institution on 1 October 2026. The first self-inspection under the Accreditation Act will be carried out around May–June 2027 and published here. Earlier self-inspections under the Ministry of Justice notification standards are kept below as a record.

Results of the anonymous teaching evaluation survey taken by every class each semester. Separate from the self-inspection required by the Accreditation Act, it is published as the mechanism by which teaching quality is checked against the students' own assessment.

ARCHIVE

Records from the period under the Ministry of Justice notification

Before becoming an accredited institution, JCL was listed under the Ministry of Justice notification (kokuji) and published the following documents under those standards. They are kept here as a record of that period. Current disclosures are made under the Accreditation Act above.

Periodic inspection report on conformity with the standards

PDF · as of 1 April 2026

Self-inspection and evaluation (Standard No. 18)

PDF · 5 June 2026

Japanese language proficiency attained by course completers

PDF · 27 May 2026

The information on this page is identical to that published on the MEXT Portal for Accredited Japanese Language Institutions. View on the MEXT portal

Last updated 6 August 2026