Columbia West College (CWC) is an ACCET-accredited ESL school in Los Angeles committed to providing outstanding English language and test prep instruction.
We're located in the prestigious Washington Building on the corner of 3rd and Spring. Right across the street from Grand Central Market!
06/04/2026
🌮OLVERA STREET, THE BIRTHPLACE OF L.A.🙌🏼
Colorful shops, rich history, and a little taste of Mexico right in the heart of LA 🌮🌵✨
Founded in the early days of the city and known for preserving Mexican culture and heritage, it’s one of those places that makes history feel real. Bonus points for taking the Metro there with classmates instead of sitting in a classroom all day. 🚇☀️
Breaking news‼️ local man (James) learns his bloodstream was mostly iced lattes.
Thoughts and prayers to anyone currently undergoing a health journey. We know it’s especially hard when you have a shiny new coffee machine right outside of your class.
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POV: ESL students after class🎉👯♀️
05/27/2026
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - CWC edition😉
Our students enjoyed a night out at our local neighborhood museum: the one and only THE BROAD!
Just a short walk from our campus, The Broad is one of the most famous contemporary art museums in Los Angeles and is known for combining modern architecture with immersive art experiences.
The museum is completely free to visit - making it the perfect culture spot for anyone visit DTLA.
When your school is in DTLA, your lunch options are dangerously good🤤🍴
is just down the street from our campus! Our two italian ladies tested it out for us. The verdict?
… it’s just like nonna would do it. It’s a 10/10!
Come learn English with us! (Warning: may involve workplace gymnastics 🤸🏻♀️)
Jenny and Giorgia took it quite literally, but you don’t need to do a split on a desk to understand what it means! When in English we say “my jaw dropped”, we are referring to that strong reaction of shock, surprise or amazement. It means something was so unexpected or impressive that you were left speechless.
Check our website for jaw dropping English classes!😉
LA intern vlog🌴A day as an ESL School Intern in the U.S.🇺🇸
Language learning never stops… not even at team dinners🍽️💙
Let us introduce our incredibly diverse and international CWC team!
Representing Korea🇰🇷 we have Heejin (Jenny for friends😉) Giorgia from Italy 🇮🇹 (and Belgium -double bonus🇧🇪), Paula from Brazil 🇧🇷, Asako from Japan 🇯🇵, Raya from Lebanon 🇱🇧 (with a mix of French and Brazilian roots), Camila from Colombia 🇨🇴, and James from, well, Los Angeles🇺🇸
Not pictured: Mana 🇯🇵 , Carlos (Charlie)🇨🇴, Nicolas🇨🇴 and Judy🇰🇷🇺🇸
Have you ever seen a more international team??
POV: you need subtitles for people born after 2003🫠
Respectfully, we are just pretending to understand what you’re saying.
What team are you? Millennial👴🏼 or Gen Z👶🏼?
| Monday | 9am - 9:15pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 9:15pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 9:15pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 9:15pm |
| Friday | 9am - 9:15pm |
