Welcome to the English as a Second Language Department!
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New Students
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Continuing Students
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Study English Online!
Do you currently live in California and need English practice for talking to your boss, co-workers, neighbors or children?
Noncredit ESL is good for you. Noncredit classes are free for California residents.
- Fill out the form at the link below, and we will contact you to help you register.
- If you have already filled out a CCSF application and have your student ID number, but still need to know your ESL level, click one of the links here:
- Make an appointment to take a noncredit ESL Placement Test.
- 如果您想參加非學分的ESL入學考試，(請點擊此處)
- Si desea realizar una prueba de nivelación de ESL sin crédito, (haga clic aquí)
- NonCredit Registration Dates
- Ocean Campus
- 1/19/2021 from 1:00pm – 6:00pm
- 1/20/2021 from 9:00am – 2:00pm
- 1/26/2021 from 1:00pm – 6:00pm
- 1/27/2021 from 9:00am – 2:00pm
- Mission Campus
- 1/19/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/20/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/21/2021 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- 1/26/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/27/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/28/2021 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Chinatown Campus
- 1/13/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
- 1/20/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
- 1/21/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
- 1/27/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
- 1/29/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Downtown Campus
- 1/12/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/14/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/19/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- 1/26/2021 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- John Adam Campus
- 1/11/2021 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
- 1/13/2021 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
- 1/19/2021 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
- 1/26/2021 from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
- Ocean Campus
Do you currently live in California and need ESL classes for a college degree, certificate, or transfer to a 4-year college or university? Or do you need academic ESL for your job?
Credit ESL is good for you.
Credit classes cost $49 per unit, but you may be eligible for Free City. View the Free City informational video.
If you have not submitted a credit application, please go to www.ccsf.edu/apply.
To know your CCSF credit ESL level, use the Credit ESL Guided Placement Tool.
After you answer the questions on the Credit ESL Guided Placement Tool, the Testing Office will contact you. If you have any questions, please contact the Testing Office at (415) 239-3124 or email testing@ccsf.edu.
Did you live outside the United States and want to study as an international (F-1 visa) student?
You can attend CCSF classes with an F-1 visa.
Do you want to learn English completely online? Our Online ESL classes do not meet in a classroom. There are no Zoom meetings. The schedule is flexible. You study at your own time, when it is convenient for you.
Learn more about our Online ESL classes:
Register for credit classes (English)
Register for noncredit classes (English, 中文, Español)
The Noncredit ESL classes below do not meet in a classroom. There are no Zoom meetings. The schedule is flexible. You study at your own time, when it is convenient for you.
Our classes in Spring 2021 will mostly be online. You will need to get your RamID - your CCSF online identification. If you need help, see these links:
Do you have other questions about taking classes? Visit Admissions and Records Virtual Counters for more information.