If you want to get your undergraduate degree in beautiful California, the place to start is at Mission College!

Apply now to Mission College in California's high-tech Silicon Valley! You might qualify for a scholarship covering part or all of your tuition. At Mission College, you can study intensive English and complete the first two years of your undergraduate degree in a friendly, personal atmosphere. Mission College offers intensive English students an Institutional TOEFL exam three times a year and has a no-TOEFL option for qualified students.

Mission College is located in Santa Clara, California. We are in the heart of the Silicon Valley high-tech region. Yahoo!, Intel, Cisco Systems and Lockheed-Martin are our neighbors. We're also just a one-hour drive from San Francisco and 45 minutes from the sunny Pacific Ocean beaches. Our college opened in 1976 and has a student body of 9,000 students including 450 international students.

Mission College is a member of the California Community College system. Our college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and our intensive English program is a member of the American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP). All of our instructors hold Masters Degrees.

Facts at a glance:

• TOEFL requirement of 61 on the iBT TOEFL Exam.
• TOEFL is waived for students who successfully complete the highest level in our intensive program.
• Instruction is 4 days a week, 20 hours per week.
• The intensive English program begins in February, March, June, August and October.
• We admit students to the degree programs in January and August.
• Tuition for the intensive program is $2250 for 8 weeks; $4000 for 16 weeks.
• An independent home stay coordinator can help you find an American family. Contact her at www.isphomestays.com