CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) is an intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program of 25 hours of instruction each week at Hostos Community College. It is academic and primarily focused on preparing students to enter or reenter their CUNY College. Although our curriculum is student-centered CLIP does not focus on teaching survival skills. Students who are just interested in acquiring basic communication skills are better served by Hostos' Continuing Education Programs.

WHO DOES THIS PROGRAM AIM TO SERVE? For entering freshmen who have already been admitted to a CUNY college, matriculated students and students who have failed one semester of ESL at a 2-year CUNY college or those who have been referred by a senior college. 

HAS THIS PROGRAM BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19? Due to COVID-19, in-person classes, meetings and appointments have been suspended or moved online. For updates on CUNY's response to COVID-19, please visit www.cuny.edu/coronavirus. For additional resources to support students impacted by COVID-19, CUNY has provided "CUNY Continuity for Students."

ABOUT CUNY: The City University of New York (CUNY) has 24 modern campuses spanning the five boroughs of New York, including; Senior Colleges, Community Colleges, and Graduate Schools. 

Providing a quality, accessible education, regardless of background or means, has been CUNY’s mission since 1847. Every year, hundreds of thousands of students – including a record 274,000 degree-credit students – choose The City University of New York for a multitude of reasons that can be summed up as one: opportunity.

The University’s seven community colleges provide a high-quality education through associate degree programs that prepare students for transfer to senior colleges or entry into professional careers. The CUNY Graduate Center offers more than 30 doctoral programs. CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy, a collaboration of four CUNY institutions, offers master’s and doctoral degrees. The CUNY School of Law is recognized as the nation’s premier public-interest law school.