Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the International Education Center (IEC) offers intensive English, academic preparation and conditional admission to Diablo Valley College (DVC); the number one transfer community college to UC Berkeley! The IEC offers 6 different levels of English and has 6 sessions per year that are each 8 weeks long as well as 3 academic bridge programs (summer, fall, and spring) in which students can take 2 academic courses at DVC. All IEC instructors hold a Master's Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), linguistics or a related field and have lived abroad. Upon completion of the highest level of English, 90% of IEC students continue their education at Diablo Valley College. Through the transfer program, students can complete the first two years of bachelor degree study and then transfer to a number of University of California campuses, California State University campuses or private universities.