Our Mission

At CAMPUS our mission is to provide students from around the world with exceptional, accessible and effective English language training, using innovative methods.

CAMPUS (Palisades Park) center has been licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Education and Department of Labor and Workforce Development to operate all approved post-Secondary programs offered at this facility. CAMPUS (Palisades Park) center’s state license, which is renewed every two year. CAMPUS (Palisades Park) center has thoroughly adopted the practices, programs, program components, systems, policies and procedures employed by the CAMPUS institution and its other centers.

General English is offered in 5 levels, from beginner (Level 1) to advanced (Level 5).

The General English (ESL) program is skills-integrated, linguistically sequential, communicative, and consists of five levels of proficiency, ranging from Beginner/False Beginners (CEFR: A1) up through Advanced (CEFR: C1). Students learn the structural rules and proper usage of English grammar via rigorous classroom immersion in interactive listening, reading, speaking, and writing activities. Vocabulary building, including the acquisition of a poised understanding of the proper use of idiomatic language and collocations, is a major component of each level of instruction. Fundamentally, all course content is delivered in an interactive and student-centered environment. 

Class schedule 

Mon – Thu (Morning) : 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Mon – Thu (Evening) : 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Wed & Thu (Morning), Friday and Saturday 

       9:00 am - 2:00 pm (Wed/Thu)

       9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Fri)

       9:30 am - 5:30 pm (Sat)

Wed & Thu (Evening), Friday and Saturday 

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Wed/Thu)

       9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Fri)

       9:30 am - 5:30 pm (Sat)

This program is appropriate for students at the advanced level (Level 5).

TOEFL Preparation (Advanced) is designed to equip students with the necessary skills to obtain high scores on the TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT). Students learn how to respond capably to the assorted Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing tasks embedded in the TOEFL (iBT) by applying specific strategies to their experiences of the Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing sections of the test. Students chart their progress over the course of the term, studying advanced academic vocabulary and grammar structures, and the mechanics of effective oral presentation delivery and polished essay writing. Importantly, students learn fundamental test-taking strategies by taking a series of quizzes and full-length TOEFL (iBT) practice exams. This course is available to students in General English 5 and Academic Preparation (Advanced).

Class schedule 

Mon – Thu (Morning) : 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Mon – Thu (Evening) : 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

There are 8 classrooms, 5 offices and 2 lounges, all of which have access to the Internet via Wi-Fi, and teachers can use their own or the school or classrooms’ computers at CAMPUS (Palisades Park).

There are 5 classrooms used to teach General English.

There is 1 classroom used to teach Academic Preparation.

There is 1 classroom used to teach TOEFL

There is 1 classroom used as a Test Room, usually for students retaking tests or taking placement tests.

There is 1 office for teachers. 

There is 1 office for the ESL Coordinator. 

There is 1 shared and sub-divided office for the School Director, Admissions Staff, the Registrar, and the DSO.

There are also 2 lounge areas.

Bulletin boards are available for the posting of information. 

There are two types of activities offered: school activities and class field trips. 

School activities encompass all on-site (and in-class) events, such as celebrations of holidays (for instance, St. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, or Halloween) wherein faculty, students, and staff partake in a school pot-luck party that includes the teaching of global/national/local history accompanied by English language practice games and activities. Students are informed of all related costs but are not required to share in covering any of the financial expenses involved. 

Instructor-designed field trips are created exclusively for the students of a given class and scheduled at a specific class time. Only students who are enrolled in the class of the instructor leading the trip may participate. Field trips are viewed as curriculum-based field work and are relevant to class work. 

New York JFK Airport (JFK) to CAMPUS Education, Palisades Park 

Subway, line 166 bus – 1h 52m, $4-$7

(1) JFK Terminal 4 -> Jamaica AirTrain

(Duration: 11 min by AirTrain, Frequency: every 5 minutes)

(2) Jamaica -> Penn Station 

(Duration: 21 min by LIRR Train, Frequency: every 10 minutes)

(3) Penn Station -> Port Authority Bus Terminal 

(Walk for 13 min, Approx 3,550 feet)

(4) Port Authority Bus Terminal -> Broad Ave at Central Blvd  

(Duration: 40 min by Bus-166, Frequency: every 15 minutes)

(5) Broad Ave at Central Blvd -> CAMPUS Education, Palisades Park 

 (Walk for 2 min, Approx 720 feet)

Taxi – 29 min, $130-$160 (local taxi), $60-$70(uber)

Newark Airport (EWR) to CAMPUS Education, Palisades Park

Bus, line 166 bus – 1h 25m, $18-$21

(1) Newark Airport - Terminal B -> Port Authority Bus Terminal

(Duration: 37 min by Bus, Frequency: every 30 minutes)

(2) Port Authority Bus Terminal -> Broad Ave at Central Blvd

(Duration: 38 min by Bus-166, Frequency: every 15 minutes)

(3) Broad Ave at Central Blvd -> CAMPUS Education, Palisades Park 

 (Walk for 2 min, Approx 720 feet)

Taxi – 19 min, $80-$100 (local taxi), $35-$50(uber)