Learners from immigrant and refugee backgrounds represent nearly a quarter of all students at community colleges, and demand for English courses now drives 40-plus percent of enrollments in the adult education system.
Community colleges, universities, and adult education providers are tapping EnGen to optimize instruction and real-world impact for these learners.
EnGen offers personalized, sector-specific language instruction that opens onramps to opportunities in high-demand fields.
“We’re helping forward-thinking community colleges build new competency-based programs, where learners can develop their English skills as quickly as they can, then move into career and credentialed programs.”
- Katie Brown, PhD, founder of EnGen
Partnerships
English “Bootcamp” Programs
Emily Griffith Technical College uses EnGen’s career-aligned courses, such as English for Certified Nursing Assistants, to prepare learners for technical training programs in healthcare and beyond.
Integrated Education & Training (IET)
Austin Community College uses EnGen to open career pathways for Internationally Trained Professionals, connecting learners with English, career skills, and tools to search for jobs, network, and prepare for interviews.
Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
ADVANCE, a workforce development network that includes Lake Tahoe Community College, tapped EnGen to make its Ski Lift Apprenticeship program more accessible to immigrants and refugees.
Cross-Campus Programs
EnGen serves speakers of other languages across Miami Dade College’s many departments, including recently arrived refugees, learners enrolled in academic pathways, and other students in workforce education programs that lead to high-demand careers.
“We were introduced to EnGen through Virginia’s Department of Education office. This was our first time creating a career [pathway] program for ELLs. We wanted an innovative platform to help our learners build the language skills to move into career certificate programs, which we found in EnGen.”
— Danielle Perry, Integrated Education and Training Coordinator, Peninsula Regional Education Program
“I am really impressed by the quality and relevance of EnGen's career pathway coursework. The content development team is creating exactly what we need to provide language support for our business and industry partners.”
— Aimee Finley, Instructional Specialist, Dallas Community College
EnGen connects adult English learners with the English skills and career skills to access opportunities in high-demand, future-ready fields.
The platform offers 130+ career-aligned courses for learners of all levels. Popular courses with our adult education partners include:
English for Certified Nursing Assistants
English for Drone Pilots
Manufacturing: Processes & Production
English for a Commercial Driver’s License
English for Early Childhood Education