Listed below are a few examples of locally sponsored establishments that offer ESL/ELL classes. Please call your local place of worship or community center, or call one of the establishments listed below for class dates and times.

Iowa International Center

www.iowainternationalcenter.org

ESL Site 1: Deer Ridge Apartment Complex
6007 Creston Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
ESL classes are provided Spring, Summer, and Fall Semesters
Classes are for 90 minutes each

-Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for both beginning level & level one
-Spring Semester has already begun and runs through mid-May
-Classes are open to the tenants living at Deer Ridge, who can walk from their apartments to the office for class
-Classes are also open to those who can provide transportation to Deer Ridge
-If you wish to register for either the beginning level or level one 10:00 AM class at Deer Ridge, contact Ms. Patricia Grote,
Executive Director of the Iowa International Center, at pgrote@iowainternationalcenter.org

ESL Site 2: Zion Lutheran Church
4300 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:30 PM, beginning level and level one between September and May
Transportation, child care, and meal provided at Zion
-To register as a new student for this class, contact Ms. Patricia Grote, Executive Director of the Iowa International Center, at pgrote@iowainternationalcenter.org

DMACC

Des Moines Area Community College offers non-credit and credit ESL through the year. Please click on the link for a full class schedule, class locations and the requirements for taking a DMACC ESL course: https.//www.dmacc.edu/esl/Pages/welcome.aspx

Lutheran Services in Iowa
3125 Cottage Grove Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
Phone: 515-271-7335
-Must register by the first day of class
-Childcare is available
-For more information: http://lsiowa.org/index.php/services/refugee/programs/community-based-esl/

United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
601 Forest Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
Morning Classes Only (speciic days to come)
*Only for clients resettled by the agency

St. Vincent De Paul
1426 6th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
Contact: Andrew Gross - ajgross@svdpdsm.org
-Basic and Intermediate ESL levels
-Fridays 10:30 - 11:30 AM
-Childcare available, class size: 14
-GED/HiSet Preparation
-Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 5:00 - 7:30 PM
-Also offers: Basic Computing in English,
Basic Computing in Spanish, Math Tutoring, Financial Education

Friendship Center
1526 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Des Moines, Iowa 50314
Phone: 515-244-1701
Primary Contact: Joe Quick - ministry@friendshipbaptistcenter.org
-Basic English -Childcare available

Oakridge Neighborhood
1401 Center Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Primary Contact Leslie Olson: 515-244-7702 ex. 129 or lolson@oakridgeneigborhood.org 
-Monday & Wednesday 6:00 - 7:30pm Conversational English (Drop-in)
-Monday & Wednesday 10:00am - 12:00pm Beginning/Literacy English (Rolling Enrollment)
-Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 - 3:00pm Intermediate English (Rolling Enrollment)
-Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 - 7:30pm Citizenship Test Preparation (Registration Required)
-Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 5:00 - 7:00pm GED/HiSET Preparation (DMACC partnership, Registration Required)

Forest Avenue Library
1326 Forest Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
Phone: 515-283-4152
-Every Tuesday from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM they host a Conversations & Coffee program. New English Speakers can practice their English over coffee at the library and also use the language resources there for free. You can find more information here. 

Iowa Workforce Development
430 E Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Monday through Thursday
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***ESL class schedules are subject to change each semester, for current class schedules please contact each organization individually.