ESL Classes

Benefits of Studying with HCCC's Continuing Education: 

• Professional, Supportive Instructors
• Comprehensive Progress Evaluations
• Affordable - No Registration Fee!
• Placement test for new students is only $10

FREE Access to:

Library Services, Computer Labs, Personal Tutoring

Classes Available:

Union City, Jersey City and Online!

** Summer 2026 classes are In-Person **

The last day to register for In-Person Intensive courses is July 9th.

A placement test is required for ALL new students at a fee of $15.

To Register for non-credit Continuing Education ESL classes and for more information,
please email CEFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE.
If you are interested in earning an Associate Degree, learn more at the Academic ESL department page.

ESL Level Classes

In-Person ESL Intensive Level Classes
$342 per level
Students meet weekly with their classmates and teacher in-person only.

Level 1 - Introductory

This course is for the true beginner to start learning to read, write, pronounce letters, numbers and common sight words. Listen and respond to basic greetings and simple phrases. Learn basics like how to write your name, address, and phone number. Students will fill out simple forms. Identify family members, foods, colors, traffic signs, directions and parts of the body. Begin to learn to tell time and count American money. Students learn how to read a map, examine a bus schedule, read and write basic paragraphs. Students will get an introduction to American culture.  

Summer 2026

In-Person

July 20 - August 20
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

July 20 - August 20
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus

Level 2 - Low Beginner

Continue to listen, speak and read and write in English. Review the alphabet and cardinal numbers through 100. Learn common greetings, how to introduce people, listen and describe family members, jobs and workplaces. Continue learning grammar, reading and writing. Learn Basic English in order to be able to complete an emergency contact form and know how to make a doctor's appointment. Learn how to order food in a restaurant and how to talk about the weather through listening, reading and writing exercises.  
Learn to write a check; how to make simple graphs and interpret a calendar, how to tell times and count hours worked, and calculate weekly earnings. Learn about American culture.  

Summer 2026

In-Person

July 20 – August 20
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

July 20 – August 20
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus

Level 3 – High Beginner

Continue to listen, speak and read and write in English. More in-depth grammar usage with regular and irregular verbs, learn more vocabulary in order to describe events, medical symptoms, job duties, fields of employment, and driving directions; and more listening and speaking and writing exercises. Learn more current events and American culture; converse about common scenarios you may have with teachers and supervisors, how to read nutrition labels and understand payroll deductions.  
More number skills including weights and measures, percentages, calculate tips, sales tax, calculating the cost of rent and utilities and medicine dosages. Learn basics of Internet and computer skills.  

Summer 2026

In-Person

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

Level 4 – Low Intermediate

Continue to improve grammar, vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing skills. Continue use of Internet and social media tools to improve communication. Improve numeracy and financial literacy by reading and speaking about credit cards, bank accounts and checking account statements; continue to read, speak and write about American civics and cultural knowledge to 
be able to identify the three branches of US government, famous presidents and more. Learn through practicing reading and discussion about various careers and write about your goals for your own educational or career pursuits.  
Learn to read and complete a job application, get a library card and borrow material from the library. Learn to give and follow travel directions and practice job interview skills. Continue to practice speaking in conversation and writing more advanced paragraphs. 

 Summer 2026

In-Person

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
North Hudson Campus 

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

Level 5 – High Intermediate

Continue to listen, speak and read and write in English. More in-depth grammar usage with regular and irregular verbs, learn more vocabulary in order to describe events, medical symptoms, job duties, fields of employment, and driving directions; and more listening and speaking and writing exercises. Learn more current events and American culture; converse about common scenarios you may have with teachers and supervisors, how to read nutrition labels and understand payroll deductions.  
More number skills including weights and measures, percentages, calculate tips, sales tax, calculating the cost of rent and utilities and medicine dosages. Learn basics of Internet and computer skills.  

Summer 2026

In-Person

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

July 13 – August 6
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

Level 6 – Advanced

Continue listen, speak, read and write in English. Learn to identify the main idea and supporting details in a listening and reading text, deliver presentations on a social issue using real-world examples, and continue to learn more in-depth grammar usage. Learn about gerunds, past continuous, comparative adjectives, possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns, participial adjectives, future and real conditional and simple present and simple past usage. Continue to practice speaking in conversation and writing more advanced essays. 

 Summer 2026

In-Person

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus 

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Journal Square Campus

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

August 10 – September 3
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
North Hudson Campus 

Contact Information

Office of Continuing Education
161 Newkirk Street, Room E504
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 360-4224
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