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ADULT BASIC EDUCATION
 
 

Choose from these free non-credit courses offered at QCC’s Adult Community Learning Center

  • ABE: Beginning Reading, Writing and Math skills
  • Pre-GED: Intermediate Reading, Writing and Math skills
  • GED: Advanced Reading, Writing and Math skills
  • ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages, levels 1 to 4 ~ Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

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SITE:

QCC at CitySquare

100 Front Street

Worcester, MA 01608

508-751-7910

 

Morning Program

¬          GED, ESOL Level 2
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am to 12noon

¬          Pre-GED
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9am to 1pm

 

Afternoon Program 1

¬          ESOL Levels 1-4

Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 12pm to 3pm

 

Afternoon Program 2

¬          ABE, GED

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 3pm to 6pm

¬          Pre-GED

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 3pm to 6pm

 

Evening Program     

¬          ESOL Levels 1-4

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 6pm to 9pm

¬          GED Math Preparation

Monday, Wednesday from 6pm to 8:30pm

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SITE:

Plumley Village

16 Laurel Street

Worcester, MA 01608

508-770-0508

 

Afternoon Program

¬          Pre-GED

Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11am to 2pm

¬          GED

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 11am to 2pm

 

Evening Program

¬          Pre-GED

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 6pm to 9pm

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SITE:

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School

215 Fitchburg Street

Marlboro, MA 01752

508-485-9430, ext 427

 

Afternoon Program

¬          ESOL Levels 1-4

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 3pm to 5pm

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OTHER SERVICES

¬          Educational Counseling provided to all program participants

¬          GED Math Preparation for students who need only math instruction

¬          Distance Learning for GED Preparation: online classes that are fast and flexible   (contact information: Cathy Coleman 508-854-2725)

¬          Next Steps (to QCC’s Transitions to College program, to work)

¬          GED Testing available at CitySquare: Laura Tino at 508-854-4407

¬          Predictor Testing to determine readiness to take the GED test: JoAnn Donahue at 508-751-7905

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration must be in person. You can not register online. At registration, students take a free assessment test to determine skill level. The test includes reading and math for GED students; speaking, listening, reading and writing for ESOL students.  Testing and registration takes about 2 hours.

 

CitySquare:

Registration takes place on the second Wednesday of each month at 10am and at 3:30pm

¬          September 9

¬          October 14

¬          November 18

¬          December 9

¬          January 13

¬          February 10

¬          March 10

¬          April 14

¬          May 12

 

Plumley Village:

Registration takes place Monday to Thursday from 9-3 (no appointment necessary)

 


Please contact Maria Kefallinou at mkefallinou@qcc.mass.edu or Jacqueline Lynch at jmlynch@qcc.mass.edu for more information.