News & Events

Fairfax Main Campus will be hosting an ESL & Online ESL Fair on May 14th at 11am and 17th at 7pm.

Columbia College ESL department hosted the International event day on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Over 200 students, their friends, and journalists participated in the event. A lot of students represented their cultures with traditional costumes, food, and performances!                      

  Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! National Teacher Appreciation Day, also known as National Teacher Day, is celebrated on Tuesday of the first full week in May. This day is part of Teacher Appreciation Week which is the first full week in May of each year. The National Education Association describes National Teacher Day “as day for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives”. Teachers play a critical role in educating and shaping our children: the future leaders of our country. They are kind, patient, hard-working, dedicated and understanding professionals that mold our children’s lives in a [...]

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Columbia College hosted a Chinese Tea Party on April 7th. The students enjoyed the Party and had good time!

Columbia College ESL will host the International event day on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.

Fairfax Campus The Fairfax Campus hosted a Student Welcome Day event on March 28, 2016. Many returning students and newly joining students enjoyed cookies, chips and other treats. Welcome back to school, everyone!       The Best Student Award was presented to Mirtovic, Sladana for her excellent academic achievement. She got a Starbucks card as a prize. Centreville Extension The Best Student Award was presented to Tahir Al Badri for his outstanding academic achievement. He was presented with Starbucks card as a prize. Silver Spring Extension For her academic acheivement, Liue, Shixiu was presented with The Best Student Award. She received a Starbucks card as [...]

ESL students and faculty went on a field trip to D.C. to see cherry blossoms. Everyone enjoyed wonderful weather and had a great time.                                                        

Welcome Students Day in Spring II Session will be held on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Fairfax Campus, Centreville and Maryland Extensions. We will celebrate the beginning of the Spring II Session; welcome all current students back and especially new students. We will prepare some cookies, candies, donuts and coffee for the students and instructors. All of the students and instructors will celebrate the new session.