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Bucks County Community College
  Personal Enrichment  —  ESL Courses

ESL (English as a Second Language)

Spring registration is open!

Spring 2024 Class Information

  • Classes begin Wednesday, January 31, 2024
  • All day classes are in person at our Newtown Campus
  • All evening classes are online
  • All classes are live sessions with an instructor
  • Textbooks are not included
  • All skills classes (1A-3B)
    • $365
    • 52 hours total
    • 13 weeks long
  • Writing & Conversation classes
    • $249
    • 32 hours total
    • 8 weeks long
  • Pronunciation & Accent Reduction
    • $179
    • 17 hours total
    • 10 weeks long

Request More Info

Get started!

Follow these steps to get started with ESL at Bucks.

  1. Placement Test – First, you must take the online placement test.

    Start Placement Test
  2. Interview – After you complete the placement test, we will schedule an interview with you.
  3. Register – Register for classes. View our ESL Registration Process. Online registration must be paid with a credit card. To register by cash or check, please visit our office.

    Register for Class

  4. Order Textbooks – Review your course registration confirmation for book information and a link to purchase.

Location and Office Hours

Location

Rollins Center, 58
Newtown Campus (map)

Office Hours

Monday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday: closed

During our office hours, we can:

  • Help with registration
  • Assist with placement testing
  • Process a payment (credit card, cash, and check payment)
  • Answer questions about our program

ESL Placement Night + Information Session

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

6:30 - 8:30pm 

At this event you can: 

  • Learn about our program 
  • Take the ESL Placement Test 
  • Interview with an instructor
  • Register and pay for classes 
  • Meet our staff 
  • Ask questions 

  

 

Newtown Campus 

275 Swamp Rd. 

Newtown, PA 18940 

Gateway Building 

Room 203 (Second Floor)

 

For more information, email us at ESL@bucks.edu 

 

Daytime Classes - In Person at Newtown Campus

BEGINNING ESL 1A LESLA 0011 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

For students with limited English, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED. 

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

BEGINNING ESL 1B LESLA 0012 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

 

For advanced beginners, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED. 

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

INTERMEDIATE ESL 2A LESLA 0244 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

For students with low intermediate English, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

INTERMEDIATE ESL 2B LESLA 0245 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

For students with intermediate English, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

INTERMEDIATE ESL 2C LESLA 0246 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

For high intermediate students to prepare for advanced level. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

ADVANCED ESL 3A LESLA 0320 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

For advanced students, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

ADVANCED ESL 3B LESLA 0321 C01

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: Staff
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
10am - 12pm

For advanced students, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

CONVERSATION LEVEL 1 LESLA 0057 C01

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Tuesday + Thursday
February 29 - April 30
No class 3/19 & 3/21
10am-12pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE COMPLETED 1A (Or have a high beginner English proficiency level) 

For beginning and low intermediate students to work on conversation and pronunciation skills.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.


 

CONVERSATION LEVEL 2 LESLA 0058 C01

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Tuesday + Thursday
February 29 - April 30
No class 3/19 & 3/21
10am - 12pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE COMPLETED 2A (Or have an intermediate English proficiency level)

For intermediate and advanced students to work on conversation and pronunciation skills.
Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

CONVERSATION LEVEL 2 PM LESLA 0058 C03

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Tues + Thurs
February 29 - April 30
(No class March 19 & 21)
12:30 - 2:30pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE COMPLETED 2A (Or have an intermediate English proficiency level)

For intermediate and advanced students to work on conversation and pronunciation skills.
Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

WRITING LESLA 0520 C01

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Monday + Wednesday
February 28 - April 29
No class 3/18 & 3/20
12:30pm - 2:30pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE AN INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED ENGLISH LEVEL

For intermediate and advanced students to work on writing skills and grammatical structure. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

PRONUNCIATION & ACCENT REDUCTION LESLA 0252 C01

Tuition: $179.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Newtown Campus Friday,
February 9 - April 26
No class 3/22 & 3/29
10am - 11:45am

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE COMPLETED 1B (Or have an intermediate English proficiency level) 

Strategies for correct pronunciation of English words and sounds. For low intermediate through advanced students. 

Course will be in person on the Newtown campus.

Evening Classes - Online

BEGINNING ESL 1A (Online) LESLA 0011 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

Course will be live online with an instructor. For students with limited English, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED. 

BEGINNING ESL 1B (Online) LESLA 0012 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

Classes are online with an instructor. For advanced beginners, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

INTERMEDIATE ESL 2A (Online) LESLA 0244 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

Classes are online with an instructor. For students with low intermediate English, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

INTERMEDIATE ESL 2B (Online) LESLA 0245 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

Classes are online with an instructor. For students with intermediate English, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

INTERMEDIATE ESL 2C (Online) LESLA 0246 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

Classes are online with an instructor. For high intermediate students to prepare for advanced level. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

ADVANCED ESL 3A (Online) LESLA 0320 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

Classes are online with an instructor. For advanced students, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

ADVANCED ESL 3B (Online) LESLA 0321 C02

Tuition: $365.00
Instructor: Staff
Where & When: Online Monday + Wednesday,
January 31 - May 8
No class 2/19, 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

All classes are online with an instructor. For advanced students, all English skills studied. Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

CONVERSATION LEVEL 1 (Online) LESLA 0057 C02

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Tuesday + Thursday
February 29 - April 30
No class 3/19 & 3/21
7pm - 9pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE COMPLETED 1A (Or have a high beginner English proficiency level) 

All classes are online with an instructor. For beginning and low intermediate students to work on conversation and pronunciation skills
 

CONVERSATION LEVEL 2 (Online) LESLA 0058 C02

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Tuesday + Thursday
February 29 - April 30
No class 3/19 & 3/21
7pm - 9pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE COMPLETED 2A (Or have an intermediate English proficiency level)

All classes are online with an instructor. For intermediate and advanced students to work on conversation and pronunciation skills.

WRITING (Online) LESLA 0520 C02

Tuition: $249.00
Instructor: STAFF
Where & When: Online Monday & Wednesday
February 28 - April 29
No class 3/18 & 3/20
7pm - 9pm

PREREQUISITE: MUST HAVE AN INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED ENGLISH LEVEL

For intermediate and advanced students to work on writing skills and grammatical structure. This class is taught live online with an instructor.  Textbook is NOT INCLUDED.

Associate Degree & Credit Classes

Students interested in advancing their education or pursuing a degree can begin with non-credit classes to improve their English. Bucks County Community College also offers credit AESL classes for those students interested in obtaining an associate degree. For information on our credit classes, call 215-968-8018 or email aeslcoordinator@bucks.edu. 

 

 

REFUND POLICY:  Student withdrawal from enrollment and non-credit ESL course refund procedure: In the event that a course is canceled by the College (usually because of low enrollment), every attempt will be made to enroll you in another course or a full refund of your tuition will be issued.  There is a $25 non-refundable withdrawal charge if you cancel your enrollment in a course. Your request must be received by phone or in person five (5) working days prior to the course starting date in order to receive a refund.  Course refunds WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THE START OF A CLASS.

 

If you have any questions or you would like more information about our non-credit ESL Classes, please contact us at (215) 504 - 8581 or email us at ESL@bucks.edu 

 

 

 

  • About Our ESL Program
  • ESL Placement Test
  • AESL Credit Courses
  • Customized English Language Training for Industry

ESL Program

215-968-8413 esl@bucks.edu Newtown

Rollins Center, 58

ESL Program

215-968-8413 esl@bucks.edu Newtown

Rollins Center, 58

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