Program information

Do you want to learn English? Our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Certificate program will help you learn English so you can continue in another college program, supplement a degree from another country, or function in an English-speaking workplace. Your English skills will be evaluated for appropriate placement in the program, and you will move through courses level-by-level until you have successfully completed required Level 4 Advanced ESL courses. If you seek additional study, you can matriculate into a degree or additional certificate program. In this way, you may complete the ESOL Certificate while beginning coursework in your major.

See semester-by-semester certificate plan.

Upon completion of the one-year program, students should be competent in the following areas:

• Communicating in educational and/or career settings
• Reading and comprehension of appropriate reading material
• Understanding spoken English in everyday situations
• Demonstrating information literacy
• Use of traditional and contemporary information technology

Contact us to learn more

Jess Wilkie, Dean 
Email: jwilkie@mvcc.edu
Phone: 315-792-5363