adult education center

Grown-up learning place

An adult education center is a facility offering classes and programs for people beyond traditional school age.

These centers typically provide GED preparation, English language courses, job training, and continuing education: She earned her diploma at the adult education center after dropping out twenty years ago.

Also called adult learning center.

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age group served

adult education centerkindergarten

Early schooling for youngsters

nursery school · preschool · elementary school · primary school · grade school

institutional formality/prestige

adult education centeruniversity

Higher education institution

research university · graduate school · Oxford · Harvard · college

learner status

adult education centerresidential college

On-campus living-learning community

boarding school

Family

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