St. John Vianney College Seminary is the only free-standing bilingual College Seminary in the United States. It is a Fully-Accredited educational institution that houses Collegiate, Pre-Theology, ESL (English-as-Second-Language), SSL (Spanish-as-Second-Language), and Accent-Reduction Programs. It aims to educate and form young men discerning a call to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church. Its program of formation and education is primarily oriented towards evangelization and mission with a special emphasis on serving those on the "existential peripheries." The institution assumes, as its specific responsibility, the academic, spiritual, pastoral, and human formation of college seminarians within a bilingual (English-Spanish) and multicultural setting. The college seminary is also committed to provide academic opportunities for laity and others who may be enriched by its services.