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American Collegiate English (ACE)

 

About ACE

ACE Prepares International Students for College and University Transfer

Counselor and student

 

Grossmont College international counselors and ACE staff are available to assist students' pursuit of admission to the college or university of their choice. The college also works closely with international referring agencies to provide a total worldwide network of support to assure students' adjustment
to U.S. culture.

 
ACE is your gateway to the U.S. college or university of your choice.

  • English instruction by ESL teachers with master's degrees in TESOL or Applied Linguistics.
  • Small classes-average of 15 students
  • 5 eight-week sessions in a year
  • 20 hours of classes per week
  • Computer lab, Internet, and e-mail access
  • Access to Grossmont College student services
  • Housing assistance
  • ID card and student benefit card included in tuition
  • I-20 for student visa
  • Easy transition to Grossmont College after each session

Transfer to Grossmont through ACE conditional acceptance* or with a 45 TOEFL iBT score or a 450 Institutional TOEFL score.

 

Grossmont College

Grossmont has over 700 international students with a total student body of 17,000. Students represent over 50 countries from all parts of the world.

  • International counselors and international student specialists
  • Highly successful ESL Program
  • On-campus jobs for international students
  • Associate Degree and Certificate Programs

 

Your Options
  • Graduate with a certificate
  • Graduate with an Associate Degree
  • Practical training
  • Transfer to a 4-year university

*Students enrolled in Level II ACE courses can qualify for conditional acceptance to Grossmont College if all of the following requirements are fulfilled during an eight-week session.

An ACE student must have:
1.  earned a combined GPA of 3.0,
2.  nine hours of absences or fewer,
3.  exhibited behavior with no violation of the Grossmont College Student Code of Conduct, and
4.  taken the Grossmont College ESL Assessment Test and placed into ESL 103 or higher.

Level II students who meet these standards are eligible to enroll at Grossmont College without the 45 TOEFL iBT/450 Institutional TOEFL requirement, provided that all other documents required by Admissions and Records have been submitted and approved.  

Placement into Level II ACE courses is determined on orientation day.  Students will be given an ACE diagnostic English test that includes a grammar section and a writing section.  The results of the diagnostic test determines placement into either Level I (high-beginning/low intermediate) or Level II (Intermediate/high intermediate) ACE courses.

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