Adult education can help you achieve your goals
Whether it’s earning your high school diploma, starting a new career or advancing the career you’re already in, Butte-Glenn Adult Education Consortium offers easily accessible programs at a lower cost and quicker turnaround than other colleges and universities.
“Adult education offers an opportunity for adults that need to either get their high school diploma or equivalency or enter a career training program on a schedule that will work for them,” says Jeff Ochs, director of Alternative Education at Oroville Union High School District.
“Adult education is an opportunity for someone to make a new start.”
Jeff Ochs, Director of Alternative Education, Oroville Union High School District
It’s easy to enroll
While going back to school may seem daunting, adult education programs offer an easy way back in. Programs don’t require prerequisite coursework or credits to enroll. Class schedules are flexible and can take place in a classroom, through independent studies and online, making it easier to balance work and school.
Get basic skills, specialized training and job placement assistance
“A lot of employers require students to have a high school diploma or the equivalency for almost any position in the workforce today,” says Mike Learch, director at Paradise Adult School. “They can get entry level work without diplomas, but to further their pay scale or promotion, they need to have that education piece as well.”
Adult education programs can also help launch a new career or jump-start an existing one with industry certifications. Through collaborations with local industries and employers, Butte-Glenn Adult Education Consortium offers job placement assistance programs.
Meeting local employers’ needs
Adult education programs provide employers with qualified candidates. Health care and construction are prime examples of local industries in need of qualified workers, according to Ochs.
“We base a lot of our training programs from labor market research through our employment department,” Ochs says. “When we’re looking at developing a new program, we check our labor market for the local and regional area and say, ‘This is where the needs are—how can we develop something to address these needs?’”
Cost
High school equivalency, English as a second language (ESL) and citizenship classes are free; students only pay to take the test. While there are fees to enroll in Career Technical Education (CTE) courses, state funding ensures costs are less than most public or private four- and two-year university programs.
“Adult ed is more than getting your high school diploma or taking a night class as a hobby,” Ochs says. “Adult education is an opportunity for someone to make a new start in whatever area they think they need to go.”
For more information, visit butteglennadulted.org.
Written by Anne Stokes
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