Get Your ESL Certificate of Completion!  

Students who pass a combination of ESL Program classes qualify for state-approved certificates signed by the NOCE President and NOCCCD Chancellor. These certificates appear on a student’s official NOCE transcript.

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Certificates of Completion are available from the State of California for core and specialty ESL Program classes.  These certificates are called Career Development and College Preparation (CDCP) and are designed to help students develop the skills to succeed in the workplace and higher education.


Core Certificates

ESL Integrated Skills

  • Beginning Literacy

ESLA 229

+ 18 hours ESL Learning Center

  • Beginning Low

ESLA 230

+ 18 hours ESL Learning Center

  • Beginning High

ESLA 231

+ 18 hours ESL Learning Center

  • Intermediate Low

ESLA 232

+ 18 hours ESL Learning Center

  • Intermediate High

ESLA 233

+ 18 hours ESL Learning Center

  • Advanced

ESLA 234

+ 18 hours ESL Learning Center


Specialty Certificates

ESL for Community Involvement

  • Beginning

ESLA 260

+ One elective: ESLA 180, 182, 185, 222, 225, 250, or 801

  • Intermediate/Advanced

ESLA 261

+ One elective: ESLA 181, 183, 186, 223, 226, 251, or 815

ESL Reading & Writing Skills

  • Beginning

ESLA 180

+ ESLA 185

  • Intermediate/Advanced

ESLA 181

+ ESLA 186

ESL Speaking Skills

  • Beginning

ESLA 182

+ (ESLA 222 or ESLA 225)

  • Intermediate/Advanced

ESLA 183

+ (ESLA 223 or ESLA 226)

ESL Grammar Review

ESLA 222

+ ESLA 223

ESL Vocabulary Review

ESLA 225

+ ESLA 226

ESL Specialty Courses

12 hours ESL Learning Center (ESLA 001)

+ One elective: ESLA 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 211, 222, 223, 225, 226, 250, 251, 801, 804, or 815


College and Career Pathway Certificates

ESL for Academic Success I

ESLA 1060

+ ESLA 1062

ESL for Academic Success II

ESLA 1065

+ ESLA 1067

ESL for Workforce Preparation

  • Intermediate

ESLA 1050

+ ESLA 1052

  • Advanced

ESLA 1056

+ ESLA 1054


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