The English program includes pre-college level courses designed to help students develop skills for succeeding in college-level composition courses. The composition courses (English 101, 103, 104) are designed to prepare students for careers and transfer to 4-year schools; they are regularly taught in interdisciplinary combinations called Writing Links.

Literature courses are offered as part of a comprehensive English program. Introductory and sophomore-level classes focus on the major genres, film, and World and American literature. Many literature courses are offered in interdisciplinary combinations called Learning Communities.