Celebrating over 60 years of ELS!

Since 1961, ELS has had a reputation for academic excellence. Hear what our University partners have to say!

Find the right English program

Our diverse selection of English programs provide options for every student and situation.

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Intensive English

This language course will prepare you for academic success. The comprehensive curriculum is designed to include all aspects of academic communication to ensure you are comfortable in any setting on a college or university campus.

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Semi-Intensive English

The ELS Semi-Intensive English program helps strengthen your English communication skills in the classroom, then allows you time to absorb your surroundings and practice your new skills.

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Online English

The Intensive Online Plus (ION+) program includes 18 hours of remote teaching each week, plus individual work in Guided E-Learning (GEL), MyELT and My English Lab learning platforms.

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Vacation English

The ELS Vacation English- American Explorer course allows you to improve your English proficiency in a casual learning environment. The structure of the course includes English courses in the morning and free time in the afternoon and evening.

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Testing

Language-based standardized tests can be required by both colleges and universities, as well as government agencies and corporations.

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Why Choose ELS?

We put you first. No one else can match the choices and expertise we have. Our focus is on your success and we can guide you there.

Proven Success

More than 1.2 million students have learned English with ELS from over 143 countries.

University Partnerships

Our academic partnerships with over 650 universities offer unlimited opportunities for our students.

Innovative Programs

From Vacation English to our Youth Programs, we continue to provide innovative English training solutions.

Empowering Curriculum

We provide an English language experience that inspires and prepares students to achieve their dreams.

Learn English on a University Campus

ELS has Language Centers located on the campus of Colleges and Universities across the United States so you can get a true campus experience.

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Where do you want to learn?
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Find a university program

Discover what university is right for you.

We have relationships with 650+ universities around the world. You can apply for conditional admission before you have mastered English, and once you have graduated from ELS, you can enter the university of your choice.

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What Our Students Say About Us

ELS improved my language. Then, they corrected my grammar mistakes and told me many things about my major. Also, they told me how I can get admission [to university], and there are some classes to help me with my major. They gave me many after-school classes every month. I will start university to catch my goal, and I would like to come back and visit my teachers in ELS because I really made new friends there.

Bandar - ELS Intensive English Alumni, Purdue University Graduate, Saudi Arabia