I had a wonderful experience enrolling and studying at Community Business College. From the very…read morebeginning, everyone was willing to guide me step by step, helping me improve my phone etiquette, Microsoft Office skills, Workbook Pro, and more. Returning to school as an adult was a big step for me, and this became one of the greatest learning experiences of my life. Even years later, I feel grateful and compelled to write this review to thank Community Business College for its outstanding instructors and supportive staff. Thank you for creating a college where we can truly learn, grow, and gain confidence. I am very thankful for this experience

Wonderful & knowledgeable instructors, a helpful staff and awesome courses - WITH job placement…read moreassistance! I know with the way the economy is and unemployment, so the faster you can get education and get to a job, the better. They have several classes that are done in 12 weeks! I recommend this school because it has been a huge help in getting me the education I need, plus a good job. Everyone wins. The medical office specialist course is quite interesting with terminology on one side and full computer on the other, to me. I know they have a full range of courses available, and I know you would be a happy camper no matter what the choice!

I finished my Japanese 2 here. Teacher Sai is very nice and professional. Really recommend this to…read moreanyone interested in learning Japanese!

I took Tagalog 1 with Rhya in summer 2023 and Tagalog 2 with Nicky in summer 2025. Both times I…read moreopted for Hybrid courses, since I would be back in the Bay part of summer, and I definitely recommend adding that option if you learn better in-person. I was typically the only student who came in-person since most students take the class remote, but being able to be in the same room as the instructor helped my motivation during class immensely. Rhya and Nicky are both so kind and knowledgeable. You can tell that they are not only experts in the language (as native speakers from the Philippines) but in pedagogy. As a community college professor myself, I admire how organized the class was and how welcoming they are. The other students in my recent class were highly motivated and excited to learn Tagalog for various reasons. Some like me grew up with Filipino parents but never learned Tagalog, while others are in relationships with Filipinos/Filipino Americans and want to engage more deeply with the community through language. Overall, SJLC has been a positive experience, and I am excited to take the next (and last) level of Tagalog 3. The current rates for Tagalog (7 weeks, weekly meeting for small group) is $399 remote, $419 in person, and $449 hybrid -- note: this is a "Prime" class, so it is priced a bit higher since the instructor is a native speaker with 5+ years of teaching experience).

I scored 8 out of 9 in IELTS!!! It wouldn't have happened…read morewithout Padma's and Anu's help. They are very knowledgeable, experienced in this field, but what really intrigued me that they are passionate about what they do. On day one they assessed my level on all modules based on my plans on taking the test, they created a roadmap. We discussed it together and that sounded a plan. We worked based on that, there were times I'll get slow due to my full time job and distractions in life but they got me back on track. Definitely that's not possible without the extra efforts from them. There were days I got off days from work and they encourage me to visit the institute and they will arrange for 1 -1 class to keep on track. Who does that? People with passion! They were super nice, I was comfortable working them , I would approach them with my work anytime and get feedback. I scored more than what I was expecting. The are THE best!!!! Good luck :)

Anu is one of the best teachers! She made me feel confident as I was learning. She taught me with…read moresuch enthusiasm. It's clear that you love what you do Anu, and for that I am incredibly grateful. Your excitement to teach fueled my excitement to learn. Anu helped me to improve my English and also she helped me to prepare myself for the IELTS. I'm totally recommend her. Thank you so much Anu!

Without Anna support and help My son was not continuing with french. Anna give in confidence and…read moreworked with him for two years.my son love it.

Rarely have I met a teacher as dedicated and patient as Anne! I have had the pleasure of learning…read moreFrench from Anne, one-on-one on a weekly basis for a number of years. She is very bright, intelligent and wonderful at what she does. She has an incredible ability to tailor the lessons to me as an individual and is great at improvising new material when I require it. She has earned my highest regards and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to learn a new language or improve and expand their existing knowledge. It has been a wonderful experience learning French with Anne! Thumbs up!!

We absolutely love this class! Rosa is so welcoming and her curriculum is quality. Each class is…read moresomething new but uses the same words over and over in different context. I highly recommend these classes for you little one. Speaking another language is amazing and Spanish is so helpful. Again, highly recommended.

I love this class, but most importantly my kid loves this class. Mrs Rosa is so great with the…read morekids. She is a shinning star and makes it fun for the kids to learn. I recommend this class to anyone who will listen.

I love the ESL school. Teachers are so nice and friendly to students. We have different ways to…read morelearn english. Students are coming from South America, middle east, China, Japan, and Korea. I can learn lots of different cultures. If you want to come to ESL school, Language Pacifica is your great choice.

All I have to say is this school seriously helps succeed with my integration to American life…read more This is simply beyond the norms of any language courses I have attended. I learnt through play and fun the basics of English, and I enjoyed those extra activities school organized to discover nearby Stanford, Palo Alto, and San Francisco area from different angles. How I missed my friends and the good times we had during those festivals, museum visits, tours... miss my host family, and the neighborhood, it was great and convenient. The attention to details and the effort put forth by teachers and the staff as a whole was also remarkable. As a person who came from a different country and culture background I was welcomed and respected with the utter most loving people. I want to thank them for helping me learn the language as a living breathing entity. I want to thank them for teaching me everything I now know about the language, and thank them for the best experience as school can give. For me this is a school hard to leave, and I can't imagine a more invigorating place to learn English. Thanks everybody from Language Pacifia, and I'll always miss you guys! PS: Sophia, Ruth... You guys rock!

Hi, I highly recommend this Academy and in particular our great teacher Francesca Lorenzon…read more Francesca is an excellent teacher, who truly cared about me and the rest of our class. She made sure that we learned about culture, geography and language. She always welcomed our questions and was just fun to be around. This carried forward into the overall classroom experience where all had a good time and ended up going out to lunch every few weeks. I studied Italian for eight months to prepare for my trip to Italy and highly recommend Francesca and the Academy. Joe

I have been taking Italian language and literature classes with Polyglottist Language Academy off…read moreand on since 2017. I initially started taking classes because I had planned a trip to Italy for the summer, but after my trip I was motivated to continue. I have since returned to Italy 2 more times. I've taken Italian classes with several instructors including but not limited to Sole, Valerie, Cinzia, Oscar, and Francesca. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every class. The instructors are knowledgeable, patient, and eager to create a positive and enriching learning environment. Olga has been even more accommodating in light of the difficulties that arose with COVID-19 social distancing protocols, even allowing classes to take place on Zoom. I would 100% recommend taking classes with this academy!

I took an intro French course recently with Celine Val. I really liked the class and our teacher. I…read morethought it was reasonably well structured and that she did a good job teaching us first how to pronounce, then how to read and write. We studied formal and informal. If you have any background in a language I would suggest you refresh yourself and test into something other than the intro course. Starting at the beginning was perfect for me since I have never studied French before, but it was very, very basic stuff. Had I taken that level for a language I had previously studied I think I would have been bored. Pros: - Conveniently located to the 84 and 101 (and Caltrain?) - Convenient times after work - Great way to sample a new language to see if you're really interested in it. - You get to keep the text book (they are used, mine had writing it...) Cons: - When you are only meeting once a week it's really easy to say: "I'll study this weekend." "I'll study tomorrow." "Oh crap, class is tonight, I better study." - Cost - it's roughly $40 a class (give or take) so if you're going to stick with it long term it's going to add up. A college course may be cheaper (though with the way college tuition is these days maybe not?). Private lessons seem to run $30-$40+ an hour, so I think their costs are reasonable. It just adds up over time, which hurts my head when I do the math... - $50 one time set-up fee per student

I took private intro spanish lessons with Erick. He was very flexible with my scheduled and allowed…read moreme to have a different meeting time each week to accommodate my schedule. Erick did a great job of assessing my current level of proficiency and then adapting an appropriate curriculum to advance my skills. We met at the Menlo Park school at times, which is a very easy to access right next to the Facebook campus off of Willow Road. Other times we met at a location we decided upon. The staff at ABC were very helpful in my billing or any questions I needed to get answered. Highly recommend ABC for anyone interested in any foreign language, no matter what level they are in. They will have an instructor for whatever language you are interested in.

I like the experienced instructors and school's atmosphere…read more I was very concerned about my presentation skills, my speech and my writing. I usually get very nervous when speaking. However, I feel much more comfortable on speaking and improved my writing very quickly after the guide of the instructors. And even more confident when I share with others now. They have great classes. It's a great school.

This college is really good with fantastic teachers and staffs. I started to study at Golden Gate…read moreCollege on 10/31/2019, now I'm transferring to other college, but I really love this school so much. From the bottom of my heart, I won't forget the Director, teachers, and staffs at Golden Gate College.

I have had two of my children educated by Carden, and I couldn't be happier with the quality of…read moreeducation they have received. We moved our middle daughter to Carden for 6th grade, and I was thrilled by the challenging curriculum put forth by the knowledgable and empathic teachers that work there. The school prepared my middle daughter for the challenges of University High School, and she will graduate from UC Davis as a double major with honors this spring. Additionally, our youngest daughter has benefited by going the whole route from kindergarten through 8th grade, and has really thrived in middle school. I couldn't be happier to have paid for the education they have gotten, and I hope other who really care about their child's education can benefit from this school as well.

Our child loves Carden School of Fresno because the teachers are caring and passionate about their…read morestudents and the learning environment. The Carden method of teaching also includes physical education, music, French and art which leads to well-rounded children. The small campus also creates wonderful lifelong friendships amongst the students. If you are looking to prepare your child for high school and college, I am not aware of any school in Fresno / Clovis that better prepares them than Carden. After graduating from Carden your child will thrive in their next level of education.