All current & former Casa residents are welcome to Casa ESL classes!  Here are other options for ESL classes in Austin for the general public or former residents who want more formal ESL classes.

1) Austin Community College:
– Adult education ESL: free classes; https://www.austincc.edu/academic-and-career-programs/adult-education/english-as-a-second-language-esl; tel:5122235123; email: mailto:adulted@austincc.edu
– Intensive ESOL for higher level students: $29 assessment, $256 for class
– Continuing Education ESOL: https://continue.austincc.edu/esol
– Academic credit ESOL: https://liberalarts.austincc.edu/esol/
– Which ACC English program is best for me?: https://liberalarts.austincc.edu/esol/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/11/Adult-Education-Continuing-Education-or-Academic-Credit-Find-out-which-English-program-is-best-for-you-copy.pdf

2)  Manos de Cristo: in-person & online classes; http://manosdecristo.org/need-our-help/education-2; tel:5122701375

3) El Buen Samaritano: online (Zoom) classes; https://elbuen.org/services/adult-education/; tel:5124398900; email: mailto:education@elbuen.org

4) First United Methodist Church: in-person & online classes for low intermediate though advanced levels only–no beginning level classes; https://fumcesl.org/; email: mailto:esl@fumcaustin.org

5)  Austin Learning Academy: online (Zoom) classes; https://austinlearningacademy.org/; call or text: tel:8329872721

6) Community Action:
– in-person classes: the Baty Elementary location is near E Riverside; https://www.communityaction.com/delvalleesl; tel:5123980251;email: mailto:haustin@communityaction.com; en español: mailto:dsanchez@communityaction.com
– online classes: https://www.communityaction.com/onlineclasses; tel:5122105954
– classes in the surrounding communities including Cedar Park, Leander, Manor, Bastrop & more: https://www.communityaction.com/classesandtrainings

7)  Foundation Communities: in-person & online classes: https://foundcom.org/education-pathways/free-english-as-a-second-language-classes/; tel:5126104020; email: mailto:ESL@foundcom.org

8)  AISD: in-person & online classes; https://www.austinisd.org/ed-support/adult-ed; tel:5124140246; email: mailto:letty.green@austinisd.org

9) The Learning Center at the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas: one-on-one classes for adults who read at below a 3rd grade level; https://willread.org/adulteducation/; email: mailto:learningcenter@willread.org; call: tel:5123268655 extension 126; text/WhatsApp: tel:5129533099

10) Communities in Schools ASPIRE: for parents with children ages 0-7; https://ciscentraltexas.org/aspire-family-literacy/; tel:5128418571; email: mailto:rpatton@ciscentraltexas.org

11) Todos Juntos: in-person classes; for parents with children ages 1-4; https://todosjuntoslc.org/; tel:5127887255; email: mailto:info@todosjuntoslc.org

12)  Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT): in-person & online classes; MUST have one of these immigration statuses: Refugee, Asylee, Cuban/Haitian Entrant, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), Victim of Trafficking (VOT), Afghan & Ukrainian Parolee AND have less than 5 years in the US; https://interfaithtexas.org; text/WhatsApp: tel:3613022230; email: mailto:iactenglishclass@gmail.com