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Careers in Business-Technology

Fatima Adcock, a black woman with a brown button up shirt, glasses, and her hair up in a bun, sits at a computer in a classroom and smiles for the camera.

Berkeley Adult School offers Career Technical Education courses with convenient schedules

May 22, 2024

Gabby Ramirez smiles for the camera in a cafe, wearing a black shirt and a white apron and holding a freshly made sandwich

The Pathway to Business Ownership

May 22, 2024

Lee Gardner, a black man in a suit, stands in front of a bank ATM

From Retail to Banking

May 15, 2024

A selfie of Noor Hezam, a woman with transitional glasses in a purple head scarf standing in front of a bay.

Cutting-Edge Technology

December 21, 2020

Maria Vela, a woman with shoulder length dark hair in a yellow blouse, sits on her couch and smiles for the camera

Learning New Skills At Any Age

December 21, 2020

A woman stands in front of the Berkeley Adult School. She is smiling at the camera.

From ESL to Giving Back

November 1, 2017

CAREERS IN EDUCATION

Hamida Hakimi Roshangar, a woman in a hijab and blue patterned blouse, sits on the steps of her adult school campus.

Finding Her Place

July 1, 2017

CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE

A portrait of Jenny Fang at Berkeley Adult School, wearing a grey sweater and a white collared shirt with a school lanyard

The First Step

August 13, 2024

Tes Yohannes in scrubs starts to put on a latex glove and smiles for the camera

The Freedom of Education

May 22, 2024

Iris Lim, an Asian woman wearing black scrubs, stands in front of her adult school.

Supporting Students as they Strive for Change

May 1, 2024

Julie Siroy, an Asian woman wearing purple scrubs, leans on a nurse's desk while smiling at a coworking

An employer knows how Castro Valley Adult & Career Education changes people’s lives

April 24, 2024

Yan Chen stands outside in white scrubs holding school notes and books.

New Home, New Language, No Problem

December 20, 2018

Vanessa Fines in scrubs stands at the bedside of an elderly male patient in his home.

A Passion for Care

December 20, 2018

CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING-CONSTRUCTION

Rhonda Boykin, a black woman in a dark purple paisley print, smiles for the camera

Career Connections

November 18, 2024

Anthony Canevaro leaning on a handrail at a water treatment plant

“Keeping Society Going”

November 12, 2024

Photo of Nasario Martinez in his work uniform standing in front of the water treatment plant

Mid-life Career Crisis

August 20, 2024

An older woman and a young man are welding. They are both wearing protective eye wear. There are a few people watching them from behind.

Skills that Work For You

November 1, 2017

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Candice Jarmon in a graduation gown being handed her diploma by Hayward Adult School Director Kwasi Reed.

Grandmother’s Graduation

October 17, 2024

San Leandro Adult and Career Education Center Principal Bradley Frazier standing in front of the education center, smiling for the camera

Empowering Adult Students

August 20, 2024

Photo of Clara Ines Barrios in business clothes sitting outside a building near spiky bushes

Safe at Last

August 15, 2024

Mohammad Rafi Nazari sitting inside at a table with his arms gently crossed

Pursuing the American Dream

August 13, 2024

A portrait of Jenny Fang at Berkeley Adult School, wearing a grey sweater and a white collared shirt with a school lanyard

The First Step

August 13, 2024

Ermelinda Velasquez holds her citizenship papers and stands in front of United States flags

The American Dream

July 5, 2024

ENRICHMENT

Woman Works on Abstract Painting, in a dark room where the large canvas stands on an easel

Art and Wellness

June 19, 2024

Happy adult woman sitting on the sofa with eyes closed enjoying bright daylight

Lifelong Learning

May 28, 2024

Armando Rodriguez, a man with tattoos and a gray workout shirt in a wheelchair, holds a basketball in a gym and looks towards the camera

Wheelchair basketball player Armando Rodriguez finds passion and purpose in Berkeley Adult School’s gym

May 22, 2024

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HIGH SCHOOL

Candice Jarmon in a graduation gown being handed her diploma by Hayward Adult School Director Kwasi Reed.

Grandmother’s Graduation

October 17, 2024

Mohammad Rafi Nazari sitting inside at a table with his arms gently crossed

Pursuing the American Dream

August 13, 2024

Romelia Perez, a woman with mid-length dark brown hair and a navy blouse, holds her diploma and smiles for the camera.

From Struggle to Success

May 22, 2024

Edel Lopez stands outside holding his GED and smiles for the camera

From GED to a Job

May 1, 2024

Iema Becerra, a woman with long straight brown hair and a striped long sleeves shirt, stands in front of the CVACE building.

A Path Forward

April 24, 2024

Jose Martin, a man in a black Visalia Adult School shirt, smiling for the camera.

Reaching That American Dream

June 15, 2021

LIFE SKILLS

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