Adult Education
Our courses are designed to help you build up your basic skills to prepare for college-level courses, get a better job or just live a better life.
Featuring classroom instruction by our expert faculty and volunteer literacy tutors, Adult Education programs can help you:
- prepare for the high school equivalency exam (GED),
- learn to speak, read and write the English language,
- improve your basic skills so that you can move to a new or better job or to higher education.
Which Adult Education program is right for you?
- Adult Basic Education (ABE) — For adults, 16 years or older, who did not graduate from high school and who want to improve their basic skills.
- GED Programs — Targeted test preparation for adults, 16 years or older, who did not graduate from high school and wish to earn their equivalency diploma, or General Educational Development (GED).
- English as a Second Language Programs (ESL) — Offers instruction in the English language and U.S. culture.
- Adult and Family Literacy — A progressive community initiative where Waubonsee faculty and staff train volunteers to help students with English and reading skills.
- Adult Education Computer Center (AECC) — Provides specialized, computer-aided instruction to advance learning among adult education students.
- Special Programs — Our Youth Services Program provides low-income youth with career counseling, skills training and job placement assistance, while our Vocational Skills Program sponsors free computer classes for currently enrolled GED and ESL students.
