Admission for Adult Education Services

Admission for Adult Education Services

Adult Basic Education (ABE) is available to anyone 17 years of age or older who is not enrolled in another school under the department of education. ABE guides students in the development of their skills in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science and prepares them to test for the General Education Development (GED) diploma.

Students begin a program of study leading to GED completion by attending an assessment and orientation day that places them at the appropriate beginning academic level. The length of time to GED completion varies from student to student. Students utilize traditional classroom and individualized instruction. Distance learning options are available for students who meet eligibility requirements.

The Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) programs are committed to meeting the broad spectrum of adult and nontraditional students’ educational needs in their respective communities. With more than thirty years of service to the community, the Adult Education Services

Program continues to show great success, not only in terms of number of participants and GED completion rates, but also in the percentage of those that transfer on to higher education. In addition, the growing population of non-English speaking residents in our communities has resulted in an increasingly successful ESL Program. These students first learn to communicate in English, and then many continue on through the GED program and on to TSC.

 

The Adult Basic Education program is also designed to assist students in making the transition from GED completion to enrollment in degree or certificate programs at Trinidad State College. Contact (719)-846-5640.