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EC English Language Schools: San Francisco

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Course description

Virtual Internships
Internship duration: 4–16 weeks
(minimum of 120 hours)
Minimum level of English:
Intermediate (B1+)

** Language course not included in the price

How long is a Virtual Internship?

4, 6, 8, or 12 weeks – it’s up to you. You can also commit anywhere between 10-30 hours per week to your internship. The beauty of virtual internships is that they are flexible to fit your studies and lifestyle.

What companies could I be working for?

Host companies range from big organisations to startups and SMEs. Over 70% of interns work directly with the founder or c-suite member of their host company!

Why is internship experience so important?

A virtual internship gives you the chance to gain the soft and hard skills you need to succeed in your future career. You’ll be able to work with CEOs, incredible leaders, and more throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Will a virtual internship make me more employable?

1 in 4 interns are offered a position by their host company following completion of their virtual internship.

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (US) released their 2021 Job Outlook report noting, “Employers continue to indicate that internship experience is the deciding factor between two otherwise equally qualified candidates.”

Gain the skills employers want

Not only will you gain the experience you need, but you’ll also gain the soft skills employers actively want in new hires by working remotely including time management, prioritization, cultural awareness, and so much more.

It’s more than an internship

You’ll be supported throughout by your internship experience manager. You’ll develop core skills needed to advance in the future through our professional development hub of 12+ courses. You’ll have access to a career coach who will help you leverage your internship experience to land the job you want. And of course, you’ll gain the valuable experience you need.

It’s entirely accessible – no need to relocate, travel, or commute

Internships shouldn’t be available only to those that can afford to relocate to big cities or travel abroad. Virtual internships make real-world work experience with innovative, international companies accessible to all, regardless of your degree choice, location, or background.

The Steps to Apply For A Virtual Internship:
Step 1: Book your (min. 4 week language course and min 120 hour internship) programme with EC and then continue the application process online to specify your interests and future career goals

Step 2: Meeting VI’s enrolment team on a short video interview to learn more about you so that we can match you with the best host company

Step 3: Be matched with a host company perfectly suited to you in 6 weeks or less

Step 4: Begin your internship with a start date that suits you best

Step 5: Gain valuable, real-world professional experience on your internship, build your skills with our professional development hub, and gain clarity on your future career path with your personal career coach.

Class schedule

Course duration
4 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
20 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday
School holidays
25 Dec 2024, 01 Jan 2025, 20 Jan 2025, 17 Feb 2025, 31 Mar 2025, 26 May 2025, 19 Jun 2025, 04 Jul 2025, 01 Sep 2025, 13 Oct 2025, 11 Nov 2025, 27 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025, 25 Dec 2025

EC San Francisco does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

Intermediate
High intermediate
Advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in San Francisco.

Class size

Average 11 students
Maximum 15 students

Student age

Age range 18 years old and older
Average 24 years old
(21 in the summer)

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

100% recommend

based on 11 reviews
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"Very professional school with nice people and very good teachers"

Petra Suranova, student from Germany

Classes - poor - classes with > 14 students, no Business English class despite I got a booking confirmation before arrival, that I can visit a Business English class
Teachers - very good
Location - very good
facilities - good/average
activities - good/average- almost no activities for adults, Focus more on students < 25y
housing - good/average, but to far from the City Center

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
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Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
15 Jul 2019 - 2 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Good Exposure to the international community but not enough concrete progress made in the English language"

Yuji Ethan Taguchi, student from Japan

ECSF was centrally location in San Francisco’s Financial District with a stunning view of the city. The facility was posh and cozy at the same time. The Head, Director of teaching and staff were all so friendly and helpful, which made one felt really welcomed. However, although the morning sessions were somewhat helpful, the afternoon “intensive” classes were not well disciplined, in which several rowdy students dominated the class. The teaching skill of the afternoon teacher was not as effective and not much benefits were reaped.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
26 Mar 2018 - 30 Mar 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"A good experience"

Marlene Andersen, student from Denmark

This is a modern school with prepared and inspiring teachers.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
Date of study
2 Nov 2015 - 6 Nov 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"The experience to share with people from different parts of the world."

Alex Silva, student from Colombia

My experience was amazing. To live in SF one month, the climate, food, streets of SF, even to improve my English in different environments not only in academic way.

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
28 May 2012 - 22 Jun 2012
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I liked it!"

Raimondo Rossi, student from Italy

Great experience. Thank you a lot!

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My ratings for this school

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Housing
Date of study
6 Aug 2012 - 10 Aug 2012
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I had a great experience"

Isadora Marini Sanches, student from Brazil

I loved everything about EC English Language, I met good friends from many countries, I had different activities every day, the teachers showed me the city.
The location is perfect. Because the building of EC is in front of the subway, it's really easy to find.
The housing is a little bit far from EC but I was able to adapt, and the family is wonderful, I miss them.
I improved my English more than I expected. Despite the short time that I had been in San Francisco I did many activities.
It was a great experience and I could repeat it.

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My ratings for this school

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School location
Housing
Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
14 Jan 2013 - 8 Feb 2013
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Fun people, bit boring classes"

Patrick Francis Styger, student from Switzerland

The week in San Fran was awesome. Even though I already had a considerable amount of English skill, I chose to attend a language course to meet new people and I did stay in touch with them and came back one year later to see them again.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
School facilities
Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
24 Sep 2012 - 5 Oct 2012
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"New adventure"

César Barba, student from Mexico

My experience in EC San Francisco was very great! Before I arrive to San Francisco, all of the inscription process was realized. That was cool because I could stay at my homestay and enjoy my travel. All of the classes were dynamic and fun. The homestay was good but my mom in the homestay never cleaned the bedroom. The last day I asked her if I could leave my suitcase one day more because I traveled to Santa Rosa, and she said no, but the way that she told me was very rude, I didn't like that.

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My ratings for this school

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School location
Housing
Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
5 Nov 2012 - 23 Nov 2012
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Very good"

Ilya Kiselev, student from Russia

Negative moments: 1) I've had troubles with accommodation. We have discussed about hostel for one person in the room and we've arranged for it. But when I've come to SF, there wasn't any room for 1 person - it was really bad for me. 2) I want to have classes for business language and we had an arrangement before that I could for 2 weeks study general English and for the second 2 weeks do business language. But actually the school couldn't give me such an opportunity because there was no business group at that time (no one wanted to study business language in a group with me). You suggested for me to study not in a group, but that costs more money. This error is on the side of the managers who are attracting people for education, so I think you should work more precisely with managers to give them certain information about your possibilities. P.S. I hope I will help you to improve the quality of your education.

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My ratings for this school

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Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
11 Jul 2011 - 22 Jul 2011
Age group
35 - 49
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Hospitality"

Christian Futtrup, student from Denmark

I like studying at the EC, both in San Francisco & San Diego. The only problem for me is that none of the schools are offering a proficiency class, even though they say so on the website. But for me everything else was really great, especially the hospitality at the schools.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
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Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
12 weeks
Date of study
16 Apr 2012 - 6 Jul 2012
Age group
25 - 34
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I enjoyed all the time that I spent there!"

JORDI ARMENGOL, student from Spain

The school is perfectly located, in the city center. The teachers are really friendly and mostly of them try to organize some activities on their own, out of the school schedule so you can discover places, towns, and villages around SFO with local people. They want to involve you in a great experience that every day allows you enjoy the city and know new people. Unfortunately, I only spent 5 weeks in SFO... Just one recommendation if you are thinking about to go there next summer: take some extra clothes with you because the weather will be colder than you will expect!

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My ratings for this school

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School facilities
Social activities
School location
Duration of study
4 weeks
Date of study
25 Jul 2011 - 19 Aug 2011
Age group
50 - 64
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

If you are studying full time in the United States for more than 18 hours per week, you will receive an I-20 that you need to submit to the US embassy along with your F-1 student visa application. The I-20 has a SEVIS tracking number on it. Students who wish to apply for a student visa must pay the SEVIS fee online before going to the US embassy or consulate for their visa interview.

Your I-20 will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you. If you wish to receive your paperwork by express mail, you will be charged $80 when you register.

Please note that United States law states that an I-20 can only be issued to students who intend to pursue full-time English language studies. United States law does not permit students to study part-time with an F-1 Student Visa. If you are studying for less than 18 hours per week, you have to apply for a Visitor Visa (B1/B2) on your own.

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Flights and airport transfer

The closest airport to the school is San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

The school offers airport pickup services. If you wish to be picked up, just give us your flight details and arrival date. The price of a one-way airport transfer from San Francisco International Airport is $95. You must book your airport transfer in advance when you register.

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to San Francisco based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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