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Colleges offering certificates in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

315 U.S. colleges and universities offer Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at the certificate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

Most schools offering it: New York (48), Pennsylvania (33), California (23), Illinois (20), Michigan (18), Minnesota (18)

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Showing 265–288 of 315 schools

DBU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
4,124
Retention
64%
Programs
100
Awards 2024-25
1,079
CampusOnlineHybrid
FSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
4,002
Retention
71%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
877
CampusOnlineHybrid
SJU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,899
Retention
81%
Programs
64
Awards 2024-25
1,203
CampusOnlineHybrid
NSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
3,708
Retention
77%
Programs
62
Awards 2024-25
413
CampusOnlineHybrid
PSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,707
Retention
68%
Programs
119
Awards 2024-25
967
CampusOnlineHybrid
FLC
Public

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,544
Retention
66%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
666
CampusOnlineHybrid
LCC
Private nonprofit

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,504
Retention
89%
Programs
54
Awards 2024-25
993
CampusOnlineHybrid
SXU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,485
Retention
76%
Programs
82
Awards 2024-25
877
CampusOnlineHybrid
BWU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,305
Retention
84%
Programs
108
Awards 2024-25
921
CampusOnlineHybrid
UP
Private nonprofit

University of Portland

Portland, OR

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,285
Retention
88%
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
976
CampusHybrid
SAU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,229
Retention
83%
Programs
141
Awards 2024-25
664
CampusHybrid
HFU
Private nonprofit

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Online option

Students
3,225
Retention
78%
Programs
59
Awards 2024-25
834
CampusOnlineHybrid
SBT
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
3,220
Retention
85%
Programs
33
Awards 2024-25
484
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
2,940
Retention
83%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
740
CampusOnlineHybrid
OCU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
2,851
Retention
73%
Programs
85
Awards 2024-25
898
CampusOnlineHybrid
DU
Private nonprofit

D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Online option

Students
2,556
Retention
73%
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
894
CampusOnlineHybrid
MU
Private nonprofit

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
2,530
Retention
80%
Programs
80
Awards 2024-25
870
CampusOnlineHybrid
MU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
2,512
Retention
74%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
686
CampusOnlineHybrid
EU
Private nonprofit

Edgewood University

Madison, WI

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
2,459
Retention
73%
Programs
101
Awards 2024-25
612
CampusOnlineHybrid
CU
Private nonprofit

Canisius University

Buffalo, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
2,451
Retention
73%
Programs
78
Awards 2024-25
749
CampusOnlineHybrid
UL
Private nonprofit

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
2,316
Retention
71%
Programs
73
Awards 2024-25
857
CampusOnlineHybrid
WU
Private nonprofit

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
2,314
Retention
78%
Programs
72
Awards 2024-25
668
CampusOnlineHybrid
FU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Online option

Students
2,306
Retention
86%
Programs
69
Awards 2024-25
506
CampusOnlineHybrid

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