Philadelphia is home to quite a few well-known colleges and universities, providing students plenty of options in pursuing a foreign language education. Six schools in the city offer foreign language degree programs. Chestnut Hill College offers degrees in French and Spanish. Holy Family College offers programs in foreign languages, French and Spanish. Temple University offers degree programs in foreign languages, French, linguistics, Russian, Spanish and teaching English as a second language.

Philadelphia is projected to experience steady growth in employment. The overall employment rate is expected to increase 6% by the year 2012. During this time period, jobs for interpreters and translators are expected to grow by 9%. Employment opportunities for foreign language and ESL educators are expected to grow by 3%.

• Community College of Philadelphia, Foreign Language Department
  Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
  
• Philadelphia University, Language & Cultural Center | (215) 951-2600
  French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
  
• St. Joseph's University, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures | (610) 660-1000
  French, German, Spanish