Alabama's two-year colleges provide a vast array of programs and services for adult students in need of employment training, workforce training and education for career advancement. In many cases, these programs have been designed for special populations, including educationally and economically disadvantaged adults, individuals with disabilities, dislocated workers, single parents, and displaced homemakers.
| Instructional programs vary by local provider, but may include: | |
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| Academic Assessment | All adult education students will be administered a nationally recognized standardized assessment to determine academic strengths and weaknesses. Results will also be used by the teacher to develop the student's individualized instructional plan. |
| Adult Basic Education Classes | Reading, writing, and computing mathematically for learners functioning at or below the 8.9 grade equivalency. |
| Transition Programs | Instruction specifically designed to prepare adult learners to enter postsecondary education, higher education, training programs, and/or to improve their employability. |
| GED Preparation Classes | Reading, writing, computing mathematically, social studies, science, literature, and the arts for learners functioning at the 9.0 –12.9 grade equivalency to prepare them to earn the State of Alabama High School Equivalency Diploma. |
| High School Exit Exam Classes | Remedial instruction designed to prepare those learners to pass the appropriate high school exit examination needed to earn a high school diploma if they have already earned the required credits and meet adult education enrollment requirements. |
| College Preparatory Classes | Remedial instruction in the areas of reading, writing, and computing mathematically that is designed to prepare learners who are high school graduates, but performing below the 12.9 grade equivalency. |
| Workplace Education | Workplace education programs shall provide the opportunity to build the capacity for the teaching of literacy skills in the technologically sophisticated workplace. |
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Alabama Community College System |