Mid-Alameda County Consortium



The mission of the MACC is to collaboratively and collectively increase regional effectiveness in providing education, training and support services for adult learners, thereby strengthening our communities.

Mid-Alameda County Consortium Stories

Ahmad Farid Raaid, a man with short dark hair and a blue blazer, smiles for the camera

Breaking Down Barriers

English Language Learner (ELL) Healthcare Pathways help professionals from other countries continue their professions, as well as people seeking new careers Ahmad Farid Raaid helps English language learners connect with… [Read More]
Laura Martinez, a woman in a black and white patterned blouse and wearing blue latex gloves, shows something in a plastic wrapper to another person

Opening Doors

Program provides adults with disabilities opportunities through skill building Laura Martinez, employment training specialist for Pleasanton Adult Career Education's Adults With Disabilities Program, helps interns in the school’s Paid Internship… [Read More]
Gustavo Zielke and his wife, Rode standing together in a classroom

An All-American Family

Guatemalan family of four attain citizenship with help from Castro Valley Adult and Career Education Gustavo Zielke and his wife, Rode, were born in Guatemala. There, Gustavo worked as a… [Read More]
Candice Jarmon in a graduation gown being handed her diploma by Hayward Adult School Director Kwasi Reed.

Grandmother’s Graduation

At age 64, high school lunch lady and grandmother of seven earns high school diploma at Hayward Adult School Rosa Martin’s family, friends and the students at Irvington High School—where… [Read More]
Photo of Nasario Martinez in his work uniform standing in front of the water treatment plant

Mid-life Career Crisis

After years at a dead-end job, adult school provided Nasario Martinez with a new career in wastewater operations After completing the wastewater operations program at Castro Valley Adult & Career… [Read More]
San Leandro Adult and Career Education Center Principal Bradley Frazier standing in front of the education center, smiling for the camera

Empowering Adult Students

San Leandro Adult School Principal Bradley Frazier was inspired to help adult students by his own grandmother’s language barrier San Leandro Adult and Career Education Center Principal Bradley Frazier was… [Read More]
Photo of Clara Ines Barrios in business clothes sitting outside a building near spiky bushes

Safe at Last

Learning English unlocks life and learning opportunities for queer Columbian immigrant who experienced discrimination Clara Barrios says Hayward Adult School helped her improve her English, transition into her American life… [Read More]
Mohammad Rafi Nazari sitting inside at a table with his arms gently crossed

Pursuing the American Dream

Determined refugee earns high school diploma with support of New Haven Adult School, now working and continuing education Mohammad Rafi Nazari taught himself to speak English in his native Afghanistan… [Read More]

Stories featuring Mid-Alameda County Consortium

Aneesa Mustafa standing outside and smiling for the camera

Doubling Up

Berkeley student bound for a medical career says high school/community college dual-enrollment helped her achieve scholastic success Aneesa Mustafa—now studying to become a doctor at UC Berkeley—got a head start…[Read More]