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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.
 
 

"Oakland Adult & Career Education gave me an opportunity to make my dream come true."

- R. Alvarado

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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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