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Intensive English Institute
IEI
- Intensive English Institute Home
- IEI 090 High-Intermediate Intensive English
- IEI 095 Advanced Intensive English
- Curriculum Overview
- IEI Achievement Scale Information
- Steps to Enrolling and Completing Courses
- Information for International Students
- Advisory Board
- CEA Filing a Complaint against an Accredited Program
- 2019 CEA Standards of Accreditation
- For more information contact
- Susan Wilcox
- Director of Intensive English Institute
- Cowan Center, Lowell LC 406A
- wilcoxs@middlesex.edu
- The Middlesex Community College Intensive English Institute is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation for the period April 2022 through April 2026 and agrees to uphold the CEA Standards for English Language Programs and Institutions. CEA is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for English language programs and institutions in the U.S. For further information about this accreditation, please contact CEA, 1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 630, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 665-3400, www.cea-accredit.org.
Intensive English Institute
This institute is for students who are English Language Learners and are preparing to attend colleges and universities in the United States.
- Reading, Writing, and Grammar
- Speaking and Listening
- One to one conferences with instructor
- 18 Hours/Week, 15 Week Semesters, Fall and Spring
- Two Levels of Learning: High-Intermediate and Advanced
- All classes are in-person and on-campus
The Intensive English Institute will help you to become an academically successful and culturally informed student in a U.S. college or university. Learn strategies for academic success, develop self-confidence, and achieve your goals of attending a college or university in the U.S. by studying in our program. The IEI provides instruction in English language and cultural knowledge. This program will help you improve your English for college, job applications, conversational proficiency, and presentation skills.
IEI 090 - High-Intermediate Intensive English
IEI 095 - Advanced Intensive English
These courses are not for college credit, but will prepare you with the necessary skills to take college courses in English
Start date for Fall Semester 2024: Tuesday, September 3rd
Register by Wednesday, August 20th, 2024
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs
9am - 2pm
Carole Cowan Center, Lowell Campus
For information on cost of attendance please click on the link in the menu, Steps to Enrolling and Completing Courses.
Mission: Middlesex Community College’s Intensive English Institute provides rigorous English instruction and cultural training necessary for success in higher education in the United States. The IEI is committed to the goal of delivering quality evidence-based curriculum, informed by research and designed to prepare non-native speakers of English for the academic language needed for positive outcomes in pursuit of their own higher educational experiences in the U.S.A. The IEI considers its role as a contributor to MCC’s mission and vision by offering academic excellence and transforming lives through educational and career opportunities for all members of our community. We empower all learners to become productive and socially responsible members of our local and global communities.
Placement into either high-intermediate or advanced courses to be determined by a face-to-face English language evaluation involving listening and speaking and reading and writing.