Offering 10+ Languages Through Virtual and In-person Instruction
American Sign Language (500,000 speakers)
Arabic-Modern Standard & Levantine (332.5 million+ speakers)
Catalan (9.3 million speakers)
English (1.5 billion speakers)
French (311.6 million speakers)
German (133.9 million speakers)
Japanese (123 million speakers)
Korean (81.1 million speakers)
Mandarin (1.1 billion speakers)
Portuguese (263.8 million speakers)
Spanish (559.5 million speakers)
Main Source: Ethnologue
Other Sources: ASL
What is your language need?
Browse our language programs and services below.
LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR THE WORKPLACE
How can we help improve workplace communication?
We offer corporate language training, business communication skills, writing mechanics, language proficiency evaluations, workforce development solutions, and more. Individual, small group, and workshop classes and presentations can be tailored to meet your specific needs. We’ll help you meet your DEI goals. Let’s talk!
BROADEN YOUR WORLD WITH LANGUAGE
Are you learning a language for travel, work, family, or just for fun? Whatever your motivation, we’ll find the best learning solution for you! We offer small group classes and one-on-one lessons- always held live with an instructor.
START THE LEARNING JOURNEY EARLY
Capital Region Language Center programs are age-appropriate, engaging, and fun! Our talented instructors provide several learning options including: group classes held in-person at our location or online, private lessons, enrichment tutoring, and more.
SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES & MORE
Are you looking to add language programming to your school or community center? We have teachers ready to meet the language learning needs of our community and beyond! We can work with school systems in need of world language teachers, libraries, retirement communities, summer camps & more. Lessons are offered on location or online & tailored to your needs.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, RFPS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
CRLC has a proven track record with government contracts, RFPs, and workforce development programs.
We provide high quality workshops and development programs for labor unions, state agencies, and beyond.
CRLC is a NYS Certified Women Owned Business.
Our skilled team of experienced instructors is eager to work with you to achieve your language goals. From learning a new world language to improving English language skills, it’s all about enhancing and expanding communication.
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Capital Region Language Center Celebrates 20 Years!
Capital Region Language Center Celebrates 20 Years!Students, teachers and local officials gather as Capital Region Language Center celebrates 20 years. In 2003, Kim Andersen founded Las Mariposas Spanish School from an extra room in her Ballston Spa home. The former...
November Newsletter
CRLC November Newsletter We are full of gratitude for the CRLC language learning community. Through 20 years of language programs, we have made many wonderful connections with teachers & students, and we look forward to all that is to come! See the video below to...
Never Too Old to Go Back to School: CRLC Offers Senior Language Learning Programs
At age 87, Thea, a student at Capital Region Language Center (CRLC), is proof you’re never too old to go back to school. She started last winter when her independent senior living center partnered with CRLC to offer a weekly, on-site French class as part of the senior...
