What Burlington English Inc. does

Burlington English Inc. is a private educational technology company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, that provides a standards-based, fully blended English language learning platform targeted at adult learners. The platform centers on a six-level core curriculum (Burlington Core) supported by specialized modules including Burlington Ready to Work (a 2024 workforce readiness bootcamp), Career Exploration & Soft Skills, English for Specific Careers (180+ career-specific courses), Test Prep for CASAS STEPS, English in America (civics), Burlington Grammar, Using Your Computer (digital literacy), and a Digital Readers Library. The platform combines projectable In-Class Lessons, downloadable lesson plans and worksheets, and independent Student Lessons, with reporting and management tools (including the 2024 Burlington Gradebook) that support state-level compliance and Measurable Skill Gains reporting.

The company generates revenue through annual subscription licensing sold to adult education programs, community colleges, schools, and workforce development organizations, with quote-based enterprise pricing tied to per-student licenses. Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales, supported by a network of customer representatives and field-based trainers providing implementation, training, and professional development, complemented by an e-commerce shop and a webinar/content marketing program targeting adult education professionals. Burlington operates as a subsidiary of Burlington Education Ltd. (Cyprus-domiciled parent) with wholly-owned regional entities in Germany, Italy, Mexico, Israel, India, and Romania, giving it a multi-continent footprint serving both US federally funded programs (WIOA, IELCE, IET) and international English-language markets. The company holds Official CASAS STEPS Partner status, with aligned practice tests for the widely used CASAS STEPS assessment, and is GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD compliant.

Headcount is stated at 501-1,000 employees, consistent with a field-sales-heavy enterprise EdTech operation. No venture funding, M&A activity, leadership changes, or disclosed revenue figures are present in the source data, indicating a mature, privately held operator rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

Burlington English Inc.

Legal name

Burlington English Inc.

Website

https://burlingtonenglish.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Burlington English Inc. is a private EdTech company that sells annual subscription licenses to a standards-based, blended adult English language learning platform serving adult education programs, community colleges, schools, and workforce development organizations in the US and six international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult English Language Learning Software

NAICS

Language Schools (61163), Educational Support Services (611710), Language Schools (611630)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classroom & Institutional Language Learning Platforms (Schools/Universities) (EDAFAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bilingual/ESL/ELL & Multilingual Learner Support Tools (EDAFAOAK), ESL Literacy & Foundational English (Pre-beginner/Alphabetics) (EDAAACAB), English for Citizenship, Civics & Integration (EDAAACAG), Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK)

Keywords

• Adult English learning
• Blended curriculum platform
• ESL workforce training
• Language learning software
• Adult education platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Burlington English generates revenue through subscription-based licensing of its curriculum platform to adult education programs, schools, and workforce development organizations. Schools and programs purchase licenses for students to access the platform, with the In-Class Lessons (ICL) requiring valid student licenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Burlington English Inc. provides a standards-based, fully blended online English language learning platform for adult learners. The platform combines projectable In-Class Lessons, lesson plans, downloadable worksheets, and independent Student Lessons, supporting a six-level core curriculum plus specialized modules for workforce readiness, CASAS STEPS test preparation, career-specific English, civics, grammar, and digital literacy. Schools, adult education programs, and workforce development organizations license the platform for their students through subscription-based agreements.

Product overview

Burlington English Inc. offers a comprehensive, fully blended English language learning platform designed for adult learners. The platform consists of Burlington Core as the foundational curriculum supported by multiple specialized modules including Burlington Ready to Work (workforce bootcamp), Career Exploration & Soft Skills, English for Specific Careers (180+ courses), Test Prep/CASAS STEPS preparation, English in America (civics), Burlington Grammar, Using Your Computer (digital literacy), and Digital Readers Library. The platform combines projectable In-Class Lessons, lesson plans, downloadable worksheets, and independent Student Lessons to provide a standards-based, fully blended curriculum that meets every English learner's needs for academic and career success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Burlington Core: Six level, standards-based core curriculum for adult learners
• Burlington Ready to Work
• Burlington Grammar
• English in America
• English for Specific Careers
• Career Exploration & Soft Skills
• Digital Readers Library
• Using Your Computer
• Test Prep / Prepare for CASAS STEPS
• Burlington Gradebook
• The Burlington Blend

Products and services

• Burlington Core Six-level, standards-based core curriculum for adult learners that helps students learn essential skills for real-world success, prepare for NRS assessments, and achieve Measurable Skill Gains. Designed for adult education programs and schools licensing the platform for their students.
• Burlington Ready to Work Bootcamp-style course that helps English language learners quickly build the essential skills needed for today's workforce and further education opportunities. Targeted at adult learners needing workforce readiness preparation.
• Career Exploration & Soft Skills Prepares adult learners at every level for future Integrated Education and Training (IET) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) success, delivering career exploration and soft skills instruction.
• English for Specific Careers Over 180 career-specific courses designed to teach English in professional contexts across various industries, enabling adult learners to develop workplace communication skills for specific occupations.
• Test Prep / Prepare for CASAS STEPS Test-taking skills preparation for student success, including Reading and Listening practice tests closely aligned and correlated to CASAS STEPS assessments, supporting state-required NRS assessment readiness.
• English in America Civics and life skills curriculum designed for living in the United States, covering practical everyday English and civic knowledge for adult English language learners and immigrants.
• Burlington Grammar Grammar lessons designed to improve English language skills through structured instruction and practice for adult learners.
• Using Your Computer Digital literacy course designed to help students take their first steps to computer proficiency and digital literacy, supporting adult learners new to computers.
• Digital Readers Library Wide selection of multilevel digital readers for English language learners at various proficiency levels, providing reading practice supporting the core curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students prepare for new NRS assessments and achieve Measurable Skill Gains

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cambium Learning Group: Cambium Learning Group, through its Lexia and Voyager Sopris Learning brands, delivers literacy, ELL, and adult-education solutions into U.S. schools. Its portfolio breadth, existing state contracts, and K-12 procurement relationships make it a broad incumbent that touches the same institutional buyers Burlington sells into.
• Carnegie Learning: Carnegie Learning combines MATHia adaptive math with language and literacy products (including via partnerships such as with EL Education) and serves similar K-12 and adult-education channels. While math-led, its literacy products and institutional sales reach overlap with Burlington's institutional buyer base.
• Savvas Learning Company: Savvas (formerly Pearson K-12) delivers a wide range of K-12 and adult-ed instructional content, including ESL and reading/literacy solutions, via large state contracts. Its size and procurement footprint make it a meaningful incumbent channel competitor for Burlington even where Savvas is not directly selling ESL.
• Edmentum: Edmentum provides a broad suite of online K-12 and adult-education courses including adult ESL, GED prep, and workforce-readiness content, frequently procured by the same state and district RFP channels that Burlington targets. Its broader catalog and longer enterprise procurement history position it as an incumbent vendor against which Burlington competes for adult-education seats.

Direct peers

• Imagine Learning: Imagine Learning offers Imagine Language & Literacy, an adaptive ELL/ESL solution sold to K-12 and adult programs. It competes with Burlington for institutional language-learning dollars and overlaps on the core adaptive, standards-aligned curriculum model with reporting tied to student progress.
• Oxford University Press ELT: Oxford University Press's ELT division publishes ESL/EFL materials and digital courses used in adult-education and university pathways programs. It is a long-standing institutional supplier to schools that also evaluate Burlington, competing on content quality and standards alignment.
• National Geographic Learning (Cengage): National Geographic Learning is the ESL/ELT publishing arm of Cengage, producing adult and young-adult English-language textbooks and digital courses used by schools worldwide. It competes directly with Burlington for adult-education program adoptions where printed and digital courseware decisions are made.
• Rosetta Stone (IXL Language): Rosetta Stone's institutional/business segment delivers English language learning software to schools, adult-ed programs, and workforce clients. It targets overlapping buyer personas (institutional program administrators) with comparable subscription pricing models, making it one of the most direct competitive alternatives to Burlington's platform.
• Voxy: Voxy is a direct peer delivering digital English-language instruction with a focus on workforce and adult learners. Like Burlington, Voxy partners with employers, government programs, and educational institutions to deliver blended or online English learning outcomes, competing head-to-head for the same adult ESL/WIOA and corporate-training budgets.

Emerging players

• Brainfuse (a Vivacity brand): Brainfuse provides online tutoring, ELL, and adult-education support services to libraries, schools, and workforce-development programs. With overlapping adult-ESL support capabilities, it represents an emerging or alternative provider that adult-ed program administrators may evaluate alongside Burlington.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burlingtonenglish

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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