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SAMPLE LISTING OF RECOMMENDED ESL/ENGLISH SCHOOLS & LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
(located in Los Angeles and surrounding communities) -- in Alphabetical order:
Please Note: Glendale C.C. offers full-time "Credit ESL/English" instruction during the regular FALL & SPRING Semesters, and can issue the SEVIS Form I-20 for either "Language Training" or "Associate Degree" studies. International students can apply for either program -- depending on their Academic and English background. [The TOEFL or IELTS would NOT be required for the "ESL/Language Training" Form I-20 from Glendale.]
The College also recommends the following ESL Language Schools as additional options for students planning both English & full-time Degree studies in the U.S. Prospective students can then "transfer-in" to GCC following successful completion from these ESL/English programs.
** [Note: Glendale offers Conditional Acceptance Letters and "TOEFL waiver" Agreements with the following non-credit Language Schools; "Levels" of completion are listed below.]
ALC, AMERICAN LANGUAGE CENTER -- (UCLA)
UCLA Extension Program (Lindbrook Center)
10920 Lindbrook Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90024-3408
Ph: 310-825-9068 // Fax: 310-794-3259
E-mail: alc@UCLAExtension.edu
Web site: www.UCLAExtension.edu/ALC
** "Level 105" Completion Accepted -- in place of TOEFL.
AMERICAN ENGLISH COLLEGE (AEC)
111 N. Atlantic Blvd., #112
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Ph: 626-457-2800 // Fax: 626-457-2808
E-mail: info@aec.edu
Web site: www.aec.edu
** “Advanced Level” Completion – in place of TOEFL.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
English Language Program, ELP
Golden Eagle, GE-220
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8619
Ph: 323-343-4840 // Fax: 323-343-4843
E-mail: elpinfo@calstatela.edu
Web site: www.calstatela.edu/elp
** “Advanced Level” Completion – in place of TOEFL.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM, IEP (Tseng College)
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8343
Ph: 818-677-3923 // Fax: 818-677-2288
E-mail: iep@csun.edu
Web site: http://tsengcollege.csun.edu/iep
** “Levels 7 & 8” Completion Accepted – in place of TOEFL.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
ALI – American Language Institute
6300 State University Drive, Suite 270
Long Beach, CA 90815-4600
Ph: 562-985-8424 // Fax: 562-985-5580
E-mail: cie-apply@csulb.edu // Web site: www.uces.csulb.edu/ALI
** “Level 4” Completion Accepted – in place of TOEFL.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS
ALCI -- American Language & Culture Institute
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Ph: 760-750-3200 // Fax: 760-750-3779
E-mail: alci@csusm.edu // Web site: www.csusm.edu/alci/
** "Level 104" Completion Accepted -- in place of TOEFL.
ELS LANGUAGE CENTERS/Santa Monica & La Verne
1315 Third Street 1886 Third Street; La Verne, CA 91750
Santa Monica, CA 90401 Ph: 909-593-5555; E-mail: lav@els.edu
Ph: 310-526-5202 // Fax: 424-363-1695
E-mail: sm@els.edu (or) info@els.edu
Web site: www.els.edu
ELS Language Centers -- (HQ)
“University Admission Services”
7 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540-6306
Ph: 609-759-5516 // Fax: 609-524-9880
** ELS Completion: “Level 109” -- in place of TOEFL.
“FLS-UPP” Universal Placement Program
E-mail: info@uppcolleges.com (or) info@fls.net
Web site: www.uppcolleges.com
FLS International (HQ):
301 North Lake Ave., Suite 310
Pasadena, CA 91101
Ph: 626-795-2912 // Fax: 626-795-5564
Web site: www.fls.net
** UPP/FLS Completion: “Level 7, or Level 14” -- in place of TOEFL.
** "GEOS" English Academy -- Los Angeles/Torrance
c/o 21235 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503
Ph: 310-792-7270 // Fax: 310-792-7280
E-mail: study@geosla.net (or) losangeles@geosla.net
Web site: www.geosla.net
** "GEOS" English Academy -- Costa Mesa/Orange County
c/o 959 South Coast Drive, Suite #350
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Ph: 714-662-7413 // Fax: 714-662-7426
Web site: www.geoscostamesa.com
E-mail: info@geoscostamesa.com
** GEOS Completion: "Level 5"/High Intermediate -- in place of TOEFL.
KAPLAN International Colleges (English Programs)
L.A.– Westwood Center
1133 Westwood Blvd. Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Ph: 213-514-8161 // Fax: 213-514-8174
E-mail: NorthAmerica@Kaplaninternational.com
Web site: www.KaplanInternational.com
** “High-Intermed. Level” Completion -- in place of TOEFL.
LANGUAGE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL,
College of English -- Downtown L.A.
3450 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Ph: 213-385-3665 // Fax: 213-385-7908
E-mail: la@languagesystems.com
Web site: www.LanguageSystems.com
** Northeast L.A. Campus:
408 S. Rosemead Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
Ph: 626-284-9852 // Fax: 626-239-3552
** “Advanced Level 6” Completion – in place of TOEFL.
LASC, American Language & Culture:
Los Angeles Campus (LASC)
3530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #190
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Ph: 213-384-4123 // FAX: 213-384-4013
E-mail: info@lascusa.com
Web site: www.lascusa.com
** "Advanced Level 6" Completion -- in place of TOEFL.
Other LASC Campus Locations:
-- Rowland Heights Campus:
Ph: 626-810-2003 // FAX: 626-810-2073
-- Irvine Campus:
Ph: 949-756-0321 // FAX: 949-756-0344
MENTOR LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, MLI
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite #314
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Ph: 323-870-7102 (or) 310-887-0777
E-mail: Hollywood@mliesl.edu // Web: www.mliesl.edu
** "High-Intermediate Level" Completion -- in place of TOEFL.
POLY LANGUAGES INSTITUTE at L.A.
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #510
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ph: 323-933-9399 // Fax: 323-686-5384
E-mail: la@polylanguages.edu
Web site: www.POLYlanguages.edu
POLY LANGUAGES at (Pasadena)
2900 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
E-mail: pa@polylanguages.edu
Ph: 626-449-4441 // Fax: 626-208-4406
** “Advanced Level 6” Completion -- in place of TOEFL.
ROSEMEAD College of English
8705 East Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
Ph: 626-285-9668 // Fax: 626-285-1351
E-mail: info@Rosemeadcollege.edu
Web site: www.Rosemeadcollege.edu
ROSEMEAD College (at Torrance):
c/o 3848 W. Carson Street, Suite #100
Torrance, CA 90503
Ph: 310-316-3698 // Fax: 310-316-3689
** "Advanced Level 5" Completion -- in place of TOEFL.
USC "International Language Academy"
Davidson Conference Center
3415 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0875
Ph: 213-740-0080 // Fax: 213-740-0088
E-mail: info-international@USC.edu
Web site: www.USC.edu/langacad
** "Levels 5 & 6" Completion Accepted -- in place of TOEFL.