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St. Petersburg College Intensive English Program To Offer Scholarships
The program is designed especially for international students.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Florida has some of the best international programs in the country, and students from around the world come to the Sunshine State to enjoy the warm climate, natural beauty and diverse culture while they learn to speak English.
They can master the English language fast through St. Petersburg College’s Intensive English Program (IEP).
“The Intensive English Program at St. Petersburg College is designed especially for international students,” said Soyoung Preisel, Certificate Program Coordinator for IEP. “We offer cultural emersion in a supportive and fun academic learning environment. Our mission is to advance every aspect of the nonnative student’s skills through intensive engagement within a learning community.”
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IEP will also begin awarding $1,000 scholarships per student that will be applied toward the program’s cost. Scholarships are available to all new and transfer F-1 Visa students who register for the program and will be offered on a semester-by-semester basis. Students can receive a scholarship award for up to two full semesters, totaling $2,000.
“The past year has been hard on everyone, and we can only imagine the new challenges and greater uncertainty one is faced with when considering studying in a foreign country. We felt that an attempt to make the journey a little easier was the proper thing to do at this time,” said Preisel. “SPC’s Intensive English Program goes the extra mile to put the student first. The students, professors and staff create a supportive, tight-knit community.”
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Students interested in enrolling in the Intensive English Program at SPC and applying for the scholarship must submit their application by the end of Summer 2022. The program application can be completed by following the step-by-step instructions for international students studying in the United States.
To learn more about SPC’s Intensive English Program, visit spcollege.edu/iesl or contact the program directly at IntensiveEnglish@spcollege.com. The Summer 2021 Term for IEP begins on May 10 and the Fall 2021 Term begins on Aug. 30.
This press release was produced by the St Petersburg College News. The views expressed are the author's own.