The goal of the ESL Program at Pillar College is to help non-English speakers improve their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Upon successful completion of the program, students are expected to be adequately prepared for English-only college courses and pursue their bachelor’s degrees at Pillar College or any other four-year college in the United States.

The ESL Program is correlated to the Common European Framework (CEFR) and merges the best features of well-known communicative methodologies while offering a balance of all four language skills, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar to help students learn to communicate with confidence.

• TOEFL iBT (78 or higher)
• IELTS (6.0 or higher)

NOTE: Official TOEFL / IELTS score reports must be submitted prior to the beginning of a semester.

ETS DI: 3329

ESL BLEND

Designed for:

• native Spanish-speaking students who are enrolled in Programa BLEND
• non-English speakers who wish to take only ESL classes

Courses:

• ESL Level 1 (ESL 010)
• ESL Level 2 (ESL 020)
• ESL Level 3 (ESL 030)
• ESL Level 4 (ESL 040)
• ESL Level 5 (ESL 050)

Program Length:  15 weeks per level/ 4.5 hours per week
Semester: Fall/ Spring
Credits per course: 0

NOTE: ESL-only students are welcome to audit Conversational English, English Composition I and English Composition II (Programa BLEND) to strengthen their speaking and writing skills.

FALL 2018 SCHEDULE:
Newark (August 27th - December 12th) - Mondays and Wednesdays

6:00-8:15pm ESL classes
8:30-9:45pm Conversational English and English Composition I & II

Paterson (August 28th - December 13th) - Tuesdays and Thursday

6:00-8:15pm ESL classes
8:30-9:45pm Conversational English and English Composition I & II

ESL TRADITIONAL (Somerset)

Designed for:

• F-1 undergraduate students (must already possess an intermediate level of English proficiency)
• non-Spanish speaking who are enrolled in Programa BLEND (must be placed level 4 or 5)
• non-English speakers who wish to take only ESL classes (must be placed level 4 or 5)

Courses:

• English Integrated Skills Level 4 (EIS 040)
• Individualized Learning Lab Level 4 (ILC 040)
• English Integrated Skills Level 5 (EIS 050)
• Individualized Learning Lab Level 5 (ILC 050)
• ESL Level 5 (ESL 050)

Program Length:  15 weeks per level/ 7 hours per week
Semester: Fall/ Spring
Credits per course: 0

FALL 2018 SCHEDULE:
Somerset (August 27th - December 13th)

Monday 12:30-2:45pm EIS 040
Tuesday 12:30-3:00pm ILC 040 & 050
Wednesday 3:15-5:30pm EIS 050
Thursday 12:30-2:45pm EIS 050
Thursday 3:15-5:30pm EIS 040

Financial Policies and Procedures

Pillar College is committed to providing an excellent cost-effective education for its students. Tuition and fee rates, payable each semester, are set annually according to economic conditions within the college and industry standards.

Note: For International Students Tuition Rates please see the International Student Admissions page.

Note: For the LEAD program, tuition is determined at the cohort start date and remains the same for the duration of that program. Courses taken outside of the LEAD program are charged at then current tuition rates.  Enrollment in a LEAD term financially obligates the student for the entire four class semester. General Semester Fees.  All Fees are non-refundable.