If you want to succeed in any environment, you’ll need to be fluent in the local language. In the United States, speaking fluent English is vital if you want to continue your education, advance your career, or even help your children with their homework.
And, the stronger your English skills are, the more confident and engaged you’ll be as a member of your community.
English fluency can have an enormous impact on your earning potential. One recent study found that immigrants proficient in English earned 74% more than those who were not.
If you want to build your English-language skills and your confidence, CCC is a safe, supportive place to do it.
Our ESL department can help you through the application, assessment, and registration processes. Then, we’ll help you find classes where you can succeed, no matter how much or little English you already know. We even offer our own orientation, designed specifically to help ESL students succeed in college.
We offer classes in the daytime and at night, so that you can choose times fit with your schedule.
And, when you do want to practice on your own, our library offers digital tools that help you become more computer literate while improving your grammar and pronunciation.
The entire ESL curriculum is research-based, interactive and rigorous.
And, as you master English, you can earn three different levels of certificate.
Our advanced courses are also transferable to the University of California, Berkeley and California State Universities, which can be very helpful if you plan to continue your education.
We even offer free citizenship information and application workshops, which are open to students and other members of the community.