IN-PERSON ESL PROGRAMS

FREE PROGRAMS

BEYOND LITERACY

FORMERLY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER AND CENTER FOR LITERACY, BEYOND LITERACY PROVIDES FREE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES. CLASSES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE.

3 LOCATIONS AVAILABLE:

229 N. 63rd St. (West Philly)
1420 Pine St. (Center City)
100 W. Oxford St. (North Philly)

HOURS:

CLASS TIMES VARY AND ARE RUN IN 7-8 WEEK CYCLES.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

GO TO https://beyondliteracy.org/start/ AND FILL OUT THE NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM. NEW APPLICANTS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND AND ASSESSMENTS ARE OFFERED DAILY.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Name
PA Address
Date of Birth
Email address (if applicants have one)
No F-1 Visa holders may apply

CONTACT INFORMATION:

KELLY GRIEBERT: KGRIEBERT@BEYONDLITERACY.ORG

DISTRICT 1199C

THE ESL CIVICS AND WORKFORCE CLASS IS DESIGNED FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. THE COURSE WILL HELP YOU TO SET WORKFORCE AND CAREER GOALS, IMPROVE READING SKILLS, PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, PREPARE FOR THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE, STUDY US GOVERNMENT, INCREASE INVOLVEMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND PREPARE TO BECOME A US CITIZEN!

LOCATION:

100 S BROAD ST, 10TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19110

SCHEDULE: 2 DAYS A WEEK FOR 3 HOURS

DAYS: MONDAY/WEDNESDAY OR TUESDAY/THURSDAY

DURATION: 16 WEEKS

HOURS: 9:00AM - 12:00NOON OR 5:30PM - 8:30PM (DEPENDING ON PLACEMENT LEVEL)

REQUIREMENTS:

AT LEAST 17 YEARS OLD
PASS AN INTERVIEW
TAKE ENTRANCE AND EXIT EXAMS
BRING NOTEBOOK, PENCILS, PEN, AND POCKET FOLDER TO CLASS

APPLICATION PROCESS:

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT TEST BY CALLING: 216-568-2580 OR SCHEDULE ONLINE HERE:

CONATACT INFORMATION:

ARLYN FREED:

EMAIL: AFREED@1199CTRAINING.ORG

PAID PROGRAMS

NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER

NSC OFFERS ENGLISH CLASSES TO ALL LEVELS IN PERSON AND ONLINE. STUDENTS TAKE A PLACEMENT TEST BEFORE ENROLLMENT AND WILL BE ASSIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL CLASS.

LOCATION:

1216 ARCH ST. 4TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19107

SCHEDULE: MORNINGS AND EVENINGS

CLASSES ARE IN PERSON OR ONLINE

COST: $125 FOR ONLINE CLASSES, $160 FOR IN PERSON CLASSES

TO ENROLL, PLEASE EMAIL HWELLENDORF@NSCPHILA.ORG OR TEXT 267-585-5332

GROW ESL

WE HELP IMMIGRANT BELONG IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITY THROUGH ESL, LIFE SKILLS, AND FRIENDSHIP. FIVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ENGLISH OFFERED AT 2 LOCATIONS IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA.

2 LOCATIONS AVAILABLE: PRICE: $72.00 ($40 PER LEVEL, $32 FOR THE BOOK)

BUSTLETON: 525 WELSH RD. PHILADELPHIA,PA 19115

SCHEDULE: 2 DAYS A WEEK FOR 2 HOURS

DAYS: MONDAY/WEDNESDAY OR TUESDAY/THURSDAY

DURATION: 10 WEEKS

HOURS: 10:00AM - 12:00NOON (M/W) OR 6:30PM - 8:30PM (T/TH)

MAYFAIR: 3300 TYSON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111

SCHEDULE: 2 DAYS A WEEK FOR 2 HOURS

DAYS: MONDAY/WEDNESDAY OR TUESDAY/THURSDAY

DURATION: 10 WEEKS

HOURS: 10:00AM - 12:00NOON (T/TH) OR 6:30PM - 8:30PM (M/W)

APPLICATION PROCESS:

COMPLETE A NEW STUDENT APPLICATION HERE:
TAKE PLACEMENT TEST

CONTACT INFORMATION:

BUSTLETON: JOHN

EMAIL: DIRECTORBUSTLETON@GROWESL.ORG

MAYFAIR: VIRGINIA

EMAIL: MAYFAIR@GROWESL.ORG

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

CLASSES IN THE ESL INSTITUTE OFFER ADULT, NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR BASIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN ORDER TO ACTIVELY INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE LARGER SOCIETY, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION INTO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, OR TO PREPARE FOR FOR CITIZENSHIP.

LOCATION: PRICE: $80.00 (American Idioms course is $100)

1700 SPRING GARDEN ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130

SCHEDULE: PLEASE VISIT THE CCP WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST CLASS SCHEDULE. NEW STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A PLACEMENT ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO ENROLLING.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

EMAIL ADULTLITERACY@CCP.EDU TO BE INFORMED OF THE NEXT PLACEMENT TEST DAYS OR CALL 215-751-8531

QUESTIONS? EMAIL GRETCHEN SPENCER AT GSPENCER@CCP.EDU

WEBSITE: https://www.ccp.edu/academic-offerings/adult-basic-education/english-second-language-institute