The report offers an in-depth look at five exemplary community college ESL programs, with a focus on non-credit ESL, and including Bunker Hill Community College, City College of San Francisco, College of Lake County, Seminole Community College, and Yakima Valley Community College. A variety of strategies are examined, and programs are considered in terms of generating learning gains, retaining students, and bringing about transitions to further education. Key barriers to taking the successful programs and practices to scale are also examined.
