adult education centers

Continuing study institutions

Adult education centers are facilities offering classes and programs for people beyond traditional school age.

They typically provide high school equivalency preparation, English language instruction, job training, and personal enrichment courses.

Community colleges, public school districts, and nonprofit organizations often operate these centers: She earned her GED at the local adult education center.

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literacy classes · learn to read · GED programs · retirees · career counseling · GED preparation · high school diploma · adult learners · workforce development · second chance · fresh start · veterans · night classes · vocational training · job skills · certificate programs · technical institutes · evening schools

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age/developmental stage of learners

adult education centerselementary schools

Institutions for young learners

K-12 schools · primary schools · kindergartens · nursery schools · preschools

educational formality/structure

adult education centersresearch universities

Institutions combining teaching with investigation

self-directed learning · autodidacticism

formality and credential status

adult education centersuniversities

Institutions granting advanced degrees

research universities · colleges · graduate schools · professional schools · elite universities

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center, education

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