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The study was first part of the research on development of consumer education program as social education program. The purpose of this study was to review social consumer education programs conducted by various organizations and to examine the consulting statistics from Korea Consumer Protection Board and Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations. In Consumer Protection Board, consumer education was operated mainly for both college students majored in consumer studies and public-sector workers. Outgoing education was provided mainly to the persons in industries and housewives. Other consumer organizations conducted consumer education using government funds. The organizations considered "purchasing" and "consumerism" most frequently as the topics for the education. "Credit" and "insurance" were another main concerns at the education. The consulting statistics showed that "mobile communication", "laundry service", "health foods", and "educational materials for foreign language" took the largest portion of the consumer consulting. Some implications were made for developing consumer education program as social education.