Welcome to the
English as a Second Language Department of City College of San Francisco. ESL is the largest
department at CCSF with over 700 course offerings and more than 300 faculty members.
The department includes both credit and noncredit programs. The
Credit ESL program requires a fee and is designed for students with academic
goals who wish to complete a two-year degree or vocational certificate at City College or to
transfer to a four-year college or university. The Noncredit ESL program is free of charge and is designed to help immigrant
students develop their general ability to listen, speak, read and write English. Separate from
the ESL Department is the IIS - the Institute for International
Students. The IIS requires tuition and offers an intensive academic
English program for international students who want to prepare for college or university
classes
and obtain an F-1 student visa.