Adult Basic Education

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Today, education is for everyone.

The U.S. Department of Education estimates that 90 million individuals participate in some form of adult education each year, including training and basic education offered outside traditional higher education. To serve this immense market, most colleges have structured programs and services specifically for adult learners.

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION
The mission of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program is to provide instruction in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics to adult learners in order to prepare them for transition into the labor market or higher academic or vocational training.

ABE V001 Adult Basic Education
TABE Testing • GED Instruction • ESL Instruction
Basic Computer Skills • Educational Gain • Workforce Development • Citizenship Skills • Help with the Written Driver's Test • Life Skills

Need To Finish High School?
The GED Tests can help you move on to the next level -- college, technical training, or a better job.

For more than 95 percent of U.S. employers, and colleges and universities, passing the GED Tests proves you are ready to meet the challenge.

If you have children or grandchildren, you may want to take the GED Tests to encourage them to pursue their education. Or you may want to take the GED Tests just to feel good about reaching a goal you set yourself.

GED INSTRUCTION
GED V003: General Educational Development
Diploma preparation and testing for those who have not earned a high School diploma.
Business and industry, Civil Service Commissions, licensing bureaus, and many other institutions– including PWSCC, acknowledge the diploma.

ESL INSTRUCTION
ESL V004: English as a Second Language
Designed for those with non-English backgrounds. ESL focuses on oral and written usage of the English language and offers a forum for cultural exchange between English and non-English speakers. Classes in citizenship are available

TITLE III: College-Level Tutoring
Any student attending PWSCC or who plans to attendin the upcoming semester can be tutored in our department. Most of the tutoring will be based on class textbooks and class homework, but ABE/GED material can be used as reference materials for tutoring sessions. College preparation tutoring, in Math and English, is available for any person over the age of 16.

Education Pays!
Did you know that high school graduates (or GED), age 25 and over, can earn $10,000 more yearly than workers who do not have a high school diploma?