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California Adult Schools: Learning for Life

Do you need a job? Do you need a better job? Has the lack of a high school diploma or GED certificate held you back? We can help.

Through a vast array of programs and courses, most of them offered free or at very low cost, California Adult Schools assist all adults—including parents, older adults, disabled adults, and recent immigrants—deal with the complexities of life in California. Our system of nearly 400 schools makes it convenient and affordable for all students to reach their educational, training, career and personal goals.
 
 

Attend ACSA's 2011 Adult Education Conference, held in conjunction with Leadership Summit, November 2-5 in Sacramento.

School Spotlight

New e-Directory Sponsored by Boston Reed

Boston Reed College, which partners with some 40 California Adult Schools to provide career training in the healthcare field, has renewed its sponsorships of the popular Directory of California Adult Schools and California Adult Education Insider newsletter, which is distributed via email to approximately 1,300 adult education professionals throughout the state. For the first time in 2011, the old printed directory will be replaced by an online electronic directory accessible at the California Adult Schools website. The new, fast and easy e-directory is expected to go live sometime prior to December 1.

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Student Stories

Certified Nurse's Assistant

In 2002, Martha De Hoban Fernandez came to Bakersfield Adult School, a recent immigrant from Columbia. Martha had begun her studies in her home country and she enrolled in the Bakersfield High School Diploma program.

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