Question:
We want to begin ESL classes to assist enrolled students. We currently have
no services available.
Can any of you offer suggestions on how to help students pay for ESL courses?
Do you offer them for credit? Are these courses eligible for financial aid?
Administration here is leaning toward offering ESL as continuing ed only and
students would need to pay the full cost themselves
We are a community college with approximately 3400 students. About 10% of
our students could benefit from ESL, but we anticipated immediate growth in
this population.
Answer:
IEP format, is housed in the English and Foreign Language Department, and is
tuition bearing. Students taking these courses are eligible for financial
aid, Pell grants, etc. The lower three levels are taken for non-degree
credit (on a par with "Advancement Studies"), but count toward your GPA.
The upper level counts as general elective credit toward a degree, and is
accepted as transfer credit in the NC university system.
Our other ESL program is Adult Ed, and is offered through Adult Basic
Education. In North Carolina, all adult literacy courses are free.
These courses carry no credit. Since I teach in the other program, I
don't know if students taking these courses qualify for any kind
of aid.
Some vocational ESL courses held on site at companies are occasionally
offered through Corporate and Continuing Education.
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