English Language Development

Learning a new language can be an exciting challenge. Whether you are looking to develop your skills personally, or prepare yourself to receive a college education from an English-speaking institution, the English Language Development (ELD) program can help give you the confidence and skills you need!   

Allan Hancock College’s ELD program offers students the opportunity to learn English in a supportive environment. Students will advance their language skills in the areas of reading, writing, grammar, and conversation at the intermediate and advanced levels. Students who do not currently speak English or have very little skill in the language can begin their journey in our Noncredit ELD Program.

This program can help students as they assimilate to life in the United States, while providing them with the language foundation necessary to achieve their personal, vocational, and academic goals. 

This program will help you to: 

• build confidence in speaking
• improve pronunciation and reading fluency
• expand English vocabulary
• converse on academic topics
• write more clearly
• use correct grammar
• organize ideas logically
• utilize language learning software

Degrees and Certificates Offered

Each program has unique requirements. The order in which you take courses may affect your completion time. Visit the links below to view the program requirements and a general semester-by-semester course schedule.

Certificate of Accomplishment- Advanced English Language Development

To view all available degrees and certificates visit the Allan Hancock College course catalog.

Helpful Resources:

• ELD Guided Self-Placement Tool
• Writing Center

Programs you may also be interested in exploring:

• Business 
• Early Childhood Studies/Education
• English
• Speech Communication 

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