Benedictine College was established in 1971. Total enrollment into the school is 2033. BC offers 40 majors, more than 30 minors and 10 pre-professional study programs. Benedictine College is accredited as a degree-granting institution of higher education.

Participants:

Students receive instruction at the high-intermediate to advanced level in listening and speaking, structure, reading, and writing. The ESL curriculum emphasizes academics. Academic listening and note-taking, public speaking, academic writing, and field, library, and electronic media research are integrated into the appropriate language skill areas.

ESL program courses are:
- Introduction to American Culture (1 credit)
- Intermediate Composition (3 credits)
- Advanced Composition and Research (3 credits)
- Intermediate Integrated Skills (3 credits)
- Listening Lab (1 credit)
- Advanced Integrated Skills (3 credits)
- Grammar/Structure Lab (1 credit)
- Reading Across the Curriculum (3 credits)
- Oral Communication (3 credits)