adult ed

Grownup classroom learning

Adult ed is short for adult education—classes and programs designed for people who have finished or left traditional schooling.

This includes everything from GED preparation and literacy courses to professional development and hobby classes: She's taking Spanish through adult ed at the community college.

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diploma · classroom · study group · career change · workforce · certificate · vocational · trade school · job training · literacy · ESL · enrollment · tuition · second chance · fresh start · retraining · skills · evening classes

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target age/life stage of learners

adult edK-12 education

Compulsory schooling years

childhood education · youth education · elementary education · primary education · early childhood education

Family

adult, adults, adulthood, adulting, educate, educated, education, educational, educator

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