General Information

For specific community locations and registration dates, contact the Adult Education Department at (773) 602-5340 for on-campus registration and classes or  (773) 602-5151 for off-campus registration and classes.

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We Offer:

• Student Benefits
• Classes Free of Charge
• Off-campus neighborhood locations
• Flexible hours (morning, afternoon, & evening classes)
• 16, 12, and 8 week class sessions
• Individual tutoring and advising
• Access to academic resource center and college library
• Internet Classes
• Computer Literacy Classes
• Diagnostic assessment for test readiness
• Assistance for carfare for qualifying students
• Family oriented and culturally diverse activities throughout the year
• Annual graduation activities
• Scholarship opportunities (Seabury & Harold Washington)
• Transition to college credit or vocational career programs
• Bilingual Computer Literacy Classes
• Sewing Club

 

Our Programs

The following programs are offered through the Adult Education Department:

• Adult Literacy: Designed for adults with little or no reading skills. Classes are small and instruction is often individualized.
  
  
• Adult Basic Education (ABE): Designed for adults who need to practice and improve reading, writing and math skills for self-enrichment, to prepare for the GED test, or to enter job training programs.
  
  
• General Education Development (GED): Designed for adults who need preparation for the High School Equivalency examination. Classes are offered in both English and Spanish.
  
  
• English as a Second Language (ESL): English classes for non-native adults who are not proficient in English. Classes range from beginning to advanced levels and are held at community locations. Citizenship classes are currently being offered.

In addition to the above programs, the Adult Education Department sponsors a number of student retention activities throughout the year. Each June the department hosts a dance in conjunction with graduation ceremonies. Monthly writing contests are held to help students improve their writing skills in preparation for the essay examination on the Official GED Test. In September and February, the department participates in Hispanic Heritage and Black History Month celebrations respectively. During these months, off-campus classes not only participate at these celebrations, they also tour the college to learn about its programs and services. Students who excel academically are eligible for the Harold Washington and the Seabury Scholarships. For specific community locations and registration dates, contact the Adult Education Department at (773) 602-5340.

The Adult Education Program offers tuition-free courses to adults in Adult Basic Education/ General Educational Development (ABE/GED) in both English and Spanish; English as a Second Language (ESL); Citizenship Preparation; and Workforce Preparation-courses in Employment Readiness, Career Assessment and Exploration, and a Workforce Bridge course. To enroll in Adult Education classes, students must be at least 18 years of age. Students who are 16 or 17 years of age may enroll if they are no longer enrolled in other secondary educational programs. Adult education services are available to Chicago residents or to those who are employed or receive childcare services in the City of Chicago.

Classes are offered in a variety of schedules with variable credit-hour formats at each college. All credit-hour formats may not be available and/or offered at each college every semester.

Before enrolling in classes, students must complete placement and/or progress examinations that determine in what courses adult education students will enroll. Based on test scores, students are placed in literacy-, beginning-, intermediate-, advanced-level, or college bridge courses.

Classes are available on campus and at several off-campus locations in each college's service area. Note: All courses may not be available or offered at every college each semester.

 

Our Affiliates

CYATC - The CYATC is a unique collaborative effort among Ford Motor Company, the New Cities Ministers Coalition, the Pastors Network, the Baptist Ministers Conference of Chicago and Vicinity, Kennedy-King College, the Cook County Juvenile Court Division, the Mayor's Office of Work Force Development (City of Chicago), and the Metro Chicago Lincoln Mercury and Ford dealer associations.

Automotive Technology - Study of modern automotive technology to meet the changing demands of industry. Students will learn the technical skills essential to employment in the field of maintenance technology, auto body care, chassis, diesel, and power train, leading to employment in service, maintenance, and areas of technological specialty such as detailing, auto body paint and refinishing, in addition to management occupations or self employment. Credits can be transferred to four year programs in Industrial Engineering Technology in many universities.

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