Our English School in Los Angeles is located in the most glamorous city in the United States. Located in sunny Southern California, Los Angeles is also one of the top travel destinations in the U.S.
If you choose to study English at English Language Center (ELC) in Los Angeles, you will find a perfect combination of abundant natural beauty, endless entertainment, and world-class universities and museums. You will find ELC Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, on the exclusive westside of Los Angeles.
ELC is conveniently located within walking distance to Westwood Village, close to Beverly Hills and Hollywood, and just four miles from the beaches of Santa Monica and Venice. When studying in Los Angeles you'll find yourself perfectly situated to study and have fun too.
The ELC Boston staff is eager to assist our international students in achieving their long-term learning goals. ELC offers the following support services to ensure each student's time at ELC is enjoyable, effective and worry-free:
Student Visa
Student Visa - ELC has been approved by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue the SEVIS Form I-20. Students enrolling in a minimum 24-lesson per week course are eligible to receive an I-20 form in order to apply for a F-1 student visa in their country.
Academic Help Desk
Each student also has the option to participate in our free academic help desk to receive more English language study time with our dedicated faculty.
English Level Evaluation with Multi-Level Placement
Each student benefits from our English level evaluation with multi-level placement. Our method of placement testing allows students to be place into the appropriate level for each skill area, rather than a single level placement for all skill areas. This method ensures that students study English in the learning environment that is best for them.
Authorized Test Center
All ELC Schools are open authorized test administration sites for all of the Cambridge exams including FCE, CAE and CPE. ELC is also an authorized test center of the Institutional TOEFL Test and TOEIC Test.
Chaperoned Activities
Each student can continue to practice his/her English skills outside of the school through chaperoned activities and excursions with their friends from ELC. Participating in activities is a great way for students to meet their classmates and experience all that Boston has to offer.
University Admission Services
ELC is pleased to offer free counseling and university placement services to all ELC students interested in continuing their education at an American college or university.
Students who choose ELC Los Angeles will study in the most glamorous city in golden Southern California. Students will enjoy eating great food at the best restaurants, soaking up the sun at the most beautiful beaches, and shopping at the trendy boutiques of Beverly Hills and Santa Monica Promenade.
In addition to great daytime activities, students will enjoy the nightlife of downtown Los Angeles and attend movie premiere events. During visits to downtown Los Angeles, students will enjoy the best music clubs and restaurants in California as well as sports events and concerts at the Staples Center.
Students in Los Angeles can easily include weekend travel to Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Francisco and Las Vegas and weekend day excursions to Universal Studios, Disneyland and Six Flags Amusement Park and the Camarillo Outlets.
A short walk from the UCLA campus, ELC Los Angeles is located on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood Village. On the city's exclusive westside, Westwood Village boasts an abundance of theaters, restaurants and shopping, which provide students with all the activities they could want while living in Los Angeles.
Because ELC is also close to Beverly Hills and the city beaches of Santa Monica and Venice, students find themselves perfectly situated to study and have fun too. Students who travel to Los Angeles will feel at home while living in the best hotels, apartments, dormitories or homestay accommodations.
Students will enjoy the convenience of living accommodations that are just steps away from ELC Los Angeles and an easy commute to all the great destinations Los Angeles has to offer.