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San Antonio, TX

4301 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209
Tel.: (210) 283-5077
On the campus of: University of the Incarnate Word

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ELS/San Antonio is located in the prestigious Alamo Heights neighborhood on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in San Antonio. The city is a thriving cultural center with a laid-back atmosphere and friendly people. San Antonio has celebrations all year long: Fiesta, Rodeo, Cinco de Mayo, Festival of Mud, Martin Luther King parade, Folklife Festival and more. ELS students enjoy visiting the 3.2-km River Walk’s sidewalk cafes, nightclubs, specialty stores and boutiques.


  • Campus Facility Use
  • Mild winter weather
  • San Antonio River Walk - a lovely area offering restaurants, shopping, nightlife and river rides along the San Antonio River
  • The Alamo historic site and various other history and art museums
  • San Antonio Zoo and botanical gardens, SeaWorld®, Fiesta Texas® and Six Flags® amusement parks

Distance to Key Locations from ELS Center

Location Minutes Transportation Method
Airport 15
Bank 7
Downtown Area 15
Post Office 5
Restaurant(s) 1
Shopping Mall/Outlet 20
Sports Stadium/Center 2
Supermarket 5
Bus Stop/Subway 5

LEGEND

Walking

Bike

Car

Bus

Train


Electricity

110V 60KHz.
Electric Plug Details

1

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Programs available at this location

English for Academic Purposes

Achieve English Proficiency for University Study

Cost Per Session
$1730
General English

Communicate Fluently in Social and Business Settings

Cost Per Session
$1650
Semi-Intensive English

Learn English and Explore

Cost Per Session
$1350
American Explorer Program

Learn English on your Personal Vacation

Cost Per Session
$1290

Student Residence Student Residence Bedroom Student Dorm Room Student Dorm Lounge

UIW Marian Hall(Student Residence (On Campus))

Shared typical on campus dorm room. Shared suite-style bathrooms (4 students use). Rooms include two bunkable beds, chairs, desks, two sets of built-in drawers, and closets. There is 1 data computer jack per student and basic cable TV service. Linens are also included. Self-service laundry machines are available in the same dorm building for a small fee. Security: There is one resident assistant for each floor - 2 for approximately 30 students. The residence hall is magnetically locked and is only accessible with a coded student ID that each student receives from the RA upon arrival. The campus police station is located across from Marian Hall and the ELS center. After 11 pm vehicles entering campus must show student ID. ***Meningitis Vaccination Notification*** All students who plan to live on campus are required to show evidence of being immunized against bacterial meningitis. Student must receive the immunization at least fourteen days prior to taking up residence in on campus housing. Acceptable evidence of vaccination includes one of the following: "A letter that indicates the month, day, and year of the immunization with the signature stamp of the physician or his/her designee;" or "An official immunization record generated from a local health department translated in English." Please submit evidence of your immunization to the center (sat@els.edu) for processing. This documentation must be received two weeks before your arrival. If this documentation is not received two weeks prior to student's arrival, it may be delay the entry in to campus housing.

Price per Session $720
Occupancy Double
Minimum Age 18
Airport Pickup $110
Meals / week or Meal Credit
No meals included. Students can purchase meal card after arrival.

Homestays in the area(Homestay)

Host family students are responsible for their personal transportation. Most host family students arrive at the campus by bus or homestay family may drive the student to center. We have no families within walking distance of the Center.

Price per Session $840
Occupancy Single
Minimum Age 14
Airport Pickup $110
Meals / week or Meal Credit
14 meals per week (daily continental breakfast & dinner)

ELS Building ELS Entrance University Campus Welcome to the University of the Incarnate Word Campus Building ELS Computer Lab Campus Cafeteria ELS Gameroom ELS Swimming Pool Student Lounge City of San Antonio Riverwalk San Antonio
  • Computer center
  • Gymnasium
  • Snack bar
  • Swimming pool (indoor)
  • Golf course nearby (fee)
  • Tennis court(s)
  • Language Technology Center (LTC)
  • Health center
  • Basketball court(s)
  • Library
  • Billiards (pool)
  • Fitness Center
  • Cafeteria

Meet the Staff

Ellen Clegg

Ellen Clegg

Center Director

Ellen has an MA in TESOL from California State University, Los Angeles, a BA in French from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MFA in Design from the University of California, Irvine. She got her ESL training during her Peace Corps service in Burkina Faso. She started working with ELS Language Centers in 1988 as an instructor at the center in Santa Monica, California and became Academic Director for the center in Orange, California in 1997. She moved to San Antonio in 2005.

Allan Davidson

Allan Davidson

Academic Director

Allan is originally from Norwich, England where he pursued a BA in English and American Literature. In addition, he holds a TEFL International Certificate. In Bangkok, Thailand, he was an ESL instructor at Assumption Convent School and head teacher at Elite Language Institute. He is the Instructional Specialist responsible for our Learning Technology Center.

Diana Bridges

Diana Bridges

International Student Advisor

Diana Bridges is a native of San Antonio. After graduating from Baylor University with a degree in Music Education, she went to California for graduate school. While there she began working as an ESL teacher for Berlitz and as a freelance tutor. She later founded and directed a community Conversational English program in Mississippi, as well as serving as an adjunct ELS instructor at Mississippi State. She returned to San Antonio in 2010 and began working at ELS in December of that year.

Somar Omar

Somar Omar

IELTS Administrator

Somar N. Omar was born in Al-Basrah, Iraq and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from college in 1998, he began his teaching career and has been teaching ever since. He finds that teaching and being in an educational environment is very rewarding.

Sultan Al-Otaibi, Saudi Arabia

September 10, 2009

I have been studying at ELS Language Center at San Antonio for 13 months. Before I came, I couldn’t think that I’m going to speak English fluently. ELS gave me the opportunity to learn English quickly. The school, the teachers, and living in the dormitory which is above the center, support me to learn. The school location is on-campus which is very nice to have the university’s advantages like swimming pool, free access internet. Coming to ELS Language Center at San Antonio was the best decision.

- Sultan Al-Otaibi

Ayumi Murakami, Japan

September 10, 2009

There are a lot of activities and we always enjoy them!! The teachers are very kind and friendly. They always help us. If we pass level 109, we can join some university classes as an auditor.

- Ayumi Murakami

Wishing you a Happy Holiday!

December 22, 2011

In celebration of the holidays, all ELS Language Centers in the United States, Canada and Australia, plus Princeton Headquarters, will be closed on several different days. Read more to find out.

Dear ELS Students,

With the close of 2011, ELS reflects with deep appreciation on your choice to attend ELS Language Centers. We would like to take this opportunity to again say thank you. It is truly rewarding to work with all of you in our common goal of enabling you to fulfill your career and life goals through education.

In celebration of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, all ELS Language Centers in the United States, Canada and Australia, plus Princeton Headquarters, will be closed on several different days.

Please refer to the following grid as a guide to which days our various units will be closed:

ELS Holiday Closure Chart

Regular class schedules will resume on Tuesday, December 27 in the USA (Wednesday, December 28 in Canada and Australia) and on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 (in all locations).

ELS wishes you a wonderful holiday season, and much success in 2012!

Sincerely,

The ELS team

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ELS 50th Anniversary University Tuition Scholarship

November 18, 2011

Calling All Merit Scholars! We are proud to present our ELS 50th Anniversary University Tuition Scholarship in celebration of Fifty (50) Years of ELS Leadership in International Education.


This scholarship is a special recognition for students like you--with outstanding academic achievement in your undergraduate, graduate, and/or secondary school.

If you meet the minimum grade point average (GPA) and several other requirements, ELS will award 50 percent of your ELS Language Centers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) tuition. The ELS 50th Anniversary University Tuition Scholarship will be paid directly into your student account at the ELS Host Institution or AEC member that issued your CLA, making the process simple and official.

Contact an ELS-authorized Counseling Agent, who will ensure that you follow the admissions process properly, meeting all scholarship terms and conditions. Participating ELS university partners are as follows:

  • Adelphi University
  • Barry University
  • California Lutheran University
  • Clemson University
  • College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • College of Southern Nevada
  • Concordia University Portland
  • De Anza College
  • Dominican University
  • Dominican University of California
  • Eckerd College
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Florida Institute of Technology
  • Foothill College
  • Front Range Community College
  • Golden Gate University
  • Grand Valley State University
  • Hawai'i Pacific University
  • Idaho State University
  • Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
  • Lewis University
  • Louisiana Tech University
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Marquette University
  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • Mount Ida College
  • Northern Illinois University
  • Ohio Dominican University
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Plymouth State University
  • Point Park University
  • Queens University of Charlotte
  • Roger Williams University
  • Saint Joseph's University
  • Southern Arkansas University
  • Southern Polytechnic State University
  • Stetson University
  • Tennessee Tech University
  • University of Arkansas Fort Smith
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Houston - Clear Lake
  • University of La Verne
  • University of Mary Washington
  • University of Missouri - St. Louis
  • University of New Haven
  • University of North Dakota
  • University of St. Thomas - Houston
  • University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
  • University of Tampa
  • University of the Incarnate Word
  • University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
  • University of Wyoming

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ELS International Pathways expanding in Australia

October 21, 2011

ELS has expanded to now include pathways to tertiary institutions in Australia!







Interested in studying in Australia? Choose from ELS Universal English College in beautiful Sydney or the new center opening in May 2012 in Brisbane, located on the campus of Metropolitan South institute (MSIT) of TAFE.

ELS provides a full range of English training programs, as well as pathways to over 40 institutions in Australia, including prestigious and popular institutions like Macquarie University, University of Western Sydney, University of Newcastle, University of Wollongong, TAFE New South Wales and Le Cordon Bleu.

Now over 650 schools, colleges, TAFE, and universities worldwide accept the ELS certificate of completion as evidence of English proficiency, and fulfilling the English language requirement for admission.

For more information please visit ELS Universal English College and UniversityGuideOnline.org

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Higher Education Pathways

October 12, 2011

ELS Now Provides Higher Education Pathways from India to the US, Australia and Canada.




ELS Now Provides Higher Education Pathways from India to the US, Australia and Canada


Last Thursday marked the opening of ELS International Pathways office in Chennai, India! This momentous next step for ELS was celebrated with traditional Indian foods, Indian dance performances and presentations of the history of ELS and the new mission of ELS in India. We will provide objective education counseling to help students achieve their higher education goals in the USA, Canada and Australia.

For more information, please visit ELS.in

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2012 Brochure goes "E"

September 21, 2011

Learn more about the wide range of program and center options ELS offers, by checking out our 2012 e-brochure!

Read it here: www.els.edu/2012Brochure

ELS 50th Anniversary

June 16, 2011

ELS is excited to celebrate our 50th anniversary of leadership in international education in 2011!



Get to know us by the numbers ... and by what our students say. It's great to be part of the ELS family!

Learn more about our celebration here: http://www.els.edu/en?s=50th

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Photos - San Antonio

April 11, 2011

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ELS at the University of the Incarnate Word

ELS at the University of the Incarnate Word

Provides a brief description of ELS, our Programs and the San Antonio ELS Language Center. The flyer also offers some specific attributes of the university, its programs and other helpful information.

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