Learn Chinese in New York

12 places in New York teach Chinese: 7 universities, 4 language schools and 1 weekend school. 3 also teach online. 4 have classes for children.

1. 
   Beautiful Mandarin Language Institute Language school For adults and children · Level A2 to C2 · on site and online · Taught in English

   Teaches from its own Beautiful Mandarin textbook, with classrooms in Midtown Manhattan, Astoria and Brooklyn.

   Group Mandarin classes for adults, elementary to advanced · Private one-on-one tutoring · Kids Mandarin · Online Mandarin course

2. 
   Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY), Chinese University For adults · on site

   Courses are fully articulated with the Chinese BA at Hunter College, so students can transfer.

   Chinese I and II (CHI 101, 102) and further levels · Summer study abroad in China

3. 
   China Institute in America, School of Chinese Studies Language school Level A1 to C2 · on site

   The school dates from 1933 and says it is the oldest institution in the United States teaching Chinese language and culture to the public, with in-person and Zoom classes.

   Beginner Chinese 101 to 106 · Heritage learner Chinese · Intermediate Chinese 201 to 204 · Conversational Chinese

4. 
   Columbia University, Chinese Language Program University Level C1 to C2 · on site

   First-year course uses Approaching China by Lening Liu and Ling Yan, written by the programme's own faculty.

   First-year to advanced Modern Chinese · Heritage learner sequence · Columbia Summer Chinese Language (New York and Beijing)

5. 
   Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY), Mandarin Chinese Minor University For adults · on site

   A foreign-language minor in Mandarin at a fashion and design college.

   Minor in Mandarin Chinese

6. 
   Fordham University, Chinese Studies and Mandarin Chinese University For adults · on site

   Offered at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center through the Department of Languages and Cultures.

   Chinese Studies major · Mandarin Chinese minor · Study abroad

7. 
   Hills Learning Language school For adults and children · on site and online · Taught in English

   Group Chinese classes (3 to 7 students) · Private Chinese lessons · Business and for-credit Chinese · Kids classes

8. HCC
   Hunter College (CUNY), Chinese Studies University For adults · on site

   The only BA programme in Chinese Language and Literature at the City University of New York.

   BA in Chinese Language and Literature · MA in Translation and Interpreting · MA in Adolescent Education (Chinese) · Chinese Flagship Program

9. NYC
   New York Chinese School Weekend school For children and heritage speakers · on site

   A Chinatown school run by the Chinese Community Center, with traditional-character language classes and after-school programs for children.

   Mandarin language classes · Cantonese class · Afterschool program · Dance, drawing and music classes

10. NYU
    New York University, Department of East Asian Studies University For adults · Level A1 to C2 · on site

    Major and minor in East Asian Studies · Chinese language courses (elementary to advanced) · MA and PhD in East Asian Studies

11. 
    Pace University, Chinese (Elementary Chinese) University For adults · Level A1 · on site

    Elementary Chinese (Mandarin) counts toward the East Asian Studies minor.

    Elementary Chinese I and II (Mandarin) · East Asian Studies minor

12. 
    Sishu Mandarin Language school For adults and children · Level A1 to C2 · on site and online · Taught in English

    Founded in 2016, with classrooms in the Financial District, Midtown and Long Island City, and a Washington DC branch opened in 2024.

    Private, semi-private and small-group Mandarin · Kids and toddler Mandarin · After-school Mandarin · AP Chinese preparation

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