ADULT AND FAMILY EDUCATION

CONTACT PERSON
Director: Donna Callahan, MEd
e-mail: dcallaha@lcsc.edu
Office: RCH 22
Phone: 792-2238
Toll Free: (866)-LCSC-ABE (866-527-2223)
Fax: 792-2322
Web: http://www.lcsc.edu/afe

OVERVIEW
Adult Basic Education (ABE) provides individuals 16 years of age and over, who are out of school, the opportunity to further their academic skills. These skills allow for continued advancement in family, occupational, and educational activities. The individualized design allows students to enroll in the program at any time and to progress at their own rate. While the ABE program at LCSC is the primary provider of GED preparation and testing in the region, academic remediation is available to any out-of-school adult desiring to brush-up on their skills.

SERVICES
Students in the ABE program have the opportunity to:

1. Obtain the basic reading, writing, math, and computer skills needed to get, keep, or advance in a job.

2. Meet entrance requirements for college.

3. Learn to speak English.

4. Learn to better help children with their school homework.

5. Study to pass the General Educational Development examination. Subject areas of the GED include writing skills, social studies, science, literature and the arts, and mathematics.

6. Earn their High School Equivalency Certificate by successfully completing the GED requirements and a component of United States Government.

7. Receive assistance in reaching their academic goals regardless of their present level of academic achievement.