Im a student at KCEL and up until now have been quite happy with the quality of teaching there.
However...............As of this week our teacher has transferred to one of the other campuses and my first impression of this teacher isn't good. I'd heard before I enrolled there that the quality of teaching is hit and miss but when I tried it out I was immediately impressed by my (now former) teacher. Had I tried my new teachers class out I wouldn't have enrolled.
Two other issues I have are 1) The school advertises that it is the only one in Kunming that can sort your visa out for you. This is not true. A friend of mine recently enrolled at one of the universities and they sorted his visa out for him. And 2) They charge a rate based on two hour classes, but my classes are from 10:20 - 12:00 with a 10 min break. In total 1 1/2 hours per day. Which cuts my 10 hour a week course down to 7 1/2 hours.
I don't want to sound bitchy as my Chinese is improving. It just seems to me that the key is finding one of the good teachers. And, as with many things in China, not taking what you're told as gospel.
I will be giving my new teacher the benefit of the doubt for now and will post my conclusion when iv come to it.