Registration for our fall semester classes is now closed.
Please check back in December for the spring semester class and registration schedule.
Interested in our Intensive English and Workforce Readiness class?
Click here to view the flyer for more information. The cost of this class is $200.
Registration:
Thursday, September 28
11:30am-1:30pm
at the Mark Center, 6th floor, Workforce Development Ctr
(4850 Mark Center Dr., Alexandria, VA 22311)
Class Schedule:
October 16 - December 7
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
9:30am-1:30pm
Fill out the Information Request Form if you are interested in finding out more about our future class offerings.
Course Offerings
Registration (including oral and/or written English proficiency tests) required for all courses.
Beginning-level English Classes
The English Empowerment Center’s Beginning-level English classes teach the foundational skills adult English language learners need to learn to speak, understand, read, and write English. Offered at several locations throughout the region, classes are held at least twice a week for two hour class sessions at three academic levels.
Family Learning Program
The English Empowerment Center’s Family Learning Program provides English language instruction classes for parents or caregivers, empowering them to be their child’s first teacher and engage in their children’s education. Children participate in reading and writing activities and receive guidance with their homework. Twice a month, children join the adult class for shared literacy activities.
Skills-based Classes
Skills-based courses delve deeper than English Empowerment Center Beginning-Level English classes, giving learners the option of focusing exclusively on the specific skills to expand competencies. Designed to bridge the transition to adult education and vocational opportunities beyond the English Empowerment Center, Skills-based courses feature shorter sessions and more intensive instruction.
Destination Workforce®
Destination Workforce® delivers career-specific language and literacy training to English language learners at the lowest literacy levels in Northern Virginia. The program teaches adults basic skills in language and literacy to improve their employability and empower them to participate more fully and confidently in the workplace. Some Destination Workforce® classes include industry credentialing, contact the English Empowerment Center for more information.

Please contact the English Empowerment Center at (703) 237-0866 or info@englishempowermentcenter.org for more information.
Each year, the English Empowerment Center compiles this list of resources for use by our students and community members. We are pleased to share this resource with you: SNAPSHOT
Find information about:
- Housing Services
- School Programs
- Educational Opportunities
- Childcare
- Food
- Doctors and Healthcare
- Crisis Services
- Mental Health Services
- Transportation
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Job Opportunities
- Other Resources
SNAPSHOT is updated yearly. If you are part of a public service that would like to be featured in SNAPSHOT, or need to update your listing, please contact communications@englishempowermentcenter.org.
Thank you!