ESOL ELL & EAP Support Services

When you're ready to get started at SCTCC, your first step will be to complete the online application. After you apply, you will receive information from Admissions that outlines your next steps.

After you are accepted to St. Cloud Technical and Community College, you will be asked to take a placement test for Reading and Math. More details and study materials can be found at SCTCC's ACCUPLACER page.

SCTCC’s ESOL courses are designed for students whose first language is not English, and who wish to improve their general and academic English. Student placement into one of the three levels will be determined by the ESL Reading Accuplacer test score, an intake interview, and an optional writing sample.

SCTCC’s ESOL courses consist of 3 levels. Not all students will need to take all three levels. Each level will include a reading course, a writing course and a speaking and listening course.

This level includes foundational courses in writing, reading and speaking and listening. Students will learn basic communication skills that can be applied in general settings.

Foundations for Grammar and  Writing – ESOL 0710

Foundations for Reading and Vocabulary –  ESOL 0720

Foundations for Speaking and Listening – ESOL 0730

This level includes courses in writing, reading, and speaking and listening that introduce students to academic and professional communications.

Writing for Academic Purposes – ESOL 0810

Reading for Academic Purposes – ESOL 0820

Speaking and Listening for Academic Purposes – ESOL 0830

This level includes courses in writing, reading, and listening and speaking that prepare students for the high communication demands found in college level courses.

Writing for College – ESOL 0910

Reading for College – ESOL 0920

Speaking and Listening for College – ESOL 0930