College Bound Dorchester

The Lowell Institute provides support for the College Connections English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) pathway, which serves more than 100 students annually. The ESOL pathway offers four levels of instruction, ranging from beginner conversational English to advanced writing. Instruction focuses on two key components: written and oral competency skills and financial literacy/employment skills with the specific objective of increasing students’ ambition for college graduation. 

Equipping students with the attitude, skills, and experience to graduate college is our mission, and ESOL pathway students are encouraged to transition into College Connections Foundations or Bridge to College pathways upon completion of the Level 4 ESOL course. The Foundations pathway helps students prepare for and pass the GED/HiSET; and the Bridge to College pathway is designed as an intensive program that provides the career, academic, and social-emotional readiness skills that students need in order to enroll in and graduate college. 

For more information about the College Connections model and ESOL program, please contact the Director of College Connections, Kedan Harris at kharris@collegebounddorchester.org or 617.506.5970.

Visit Website