Colleges and universities that offer an ESL course may not offer credits to students for completing the course. This is important to consider as it may be possible to take the ESL course before starting to pay tuition to the college or university, depending on several different factors.

Adult ESL courses through community centers or private classes usually do not require any formal education or completion to a particular grade or level. Any non-English speaking adult can apply to and attend these courses provided they can pay the tuition costs if applicable.

ESL courses are an important part of learning to live in an English speaking country. Instead of approaching English as another language to learn, these courses help to present the material the way that most learn it as a child, in a simple straight forward method. It's a great way to learn a new language.