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The International English Language Institute at Hunter College (IELI) is the place to come to master English language skills. Whether you are just beginning to learn English or know it pretty well, our academic and professional language programs will give you the level of skills you need. So come join us as 2,500 other students do each year, and start on the road to success.

Continuing Education (CE) is the program to take to learn the latest professional skills needed to get and keep the job of your dreams or simply to broaden your knowledge of the world around you. We offer a variety of cutting-edge Certificate Programs in the hottest fields today including: Graphic Design, Web Programming, Marketing, Medical Coding, Interpretation/Translation, Legal Studies, TESOL, and many more. Let us help you unlock the key to career success and personal enrichment.

Parliamo Italiano, our Italian language institute, has a 30 year track record of giving you the cultivated Italian skills you need for professional and social success. We offer all levels of Italian courses, conveniently scheduled during daytime, evening or weekend hours. Come join us and start speaking and writing the language of great opera and literature today.

CEP Online, the department’s online division, offers classes in academic and business writing, Microsoft Office hybrid courses, online driver’s education and more.

The Lewis Burke Frumkes Center for Writing and Culture aims to provide unique cultural opportunities to the public for little to no cost. Under the direction of Lewis Burke Frumkes, The Center has welcomed a number of luminaries in the fields of literature, science, and mathematics.  At The Frumkes Center, our mission is to provide the New York City community with high quality cultural and educational experiences at an unbeatable cost.