Adult Education
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
(336) 334-4822 + extension 
High Point: H3 #124, ext. 55066 
Greensboro: Adult Education Center, ext. 53107 
https://www.gtcc.edu/academics/adult-basic-education/index.php 
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program is designed to help adults improve basic reading, writing, and math skills. ABE classes are held on the High Point and Greensboro campuses, as well as in many other locations throughout the community. 
Adult High School (AHS)
(336) 334-4822 + extension 
High Point: H3 #124, ext. 55008 
Greensboro: Adult Education Center, ext. 53049 
https://www.gtcc.edu/academics/ged-and-adult-high-school/index.php 
The Adult High School (AHS) Program is for adults who want to earn a high school diploma. Students must provide an official transcript from the last school attended, maintain strict attendance, and complete 24 credits to receive a diploma. AHS classes are held on the High Point and Greensboro campuses, as well as in many other locations throughout the community. 
Compensatory Education (CED)
(336) 334-4822 + extension 
High Point: H1 #129, ext. 55010 
Greensboro: Adult Education Center, ext. 53084 
https://www.gtcc.edu/academics/adult-basic-education/power-pathways.php 
Compensatory Education (CED) is designed specifically for adults with intellectual disabilities. CED classes will help students to develop, improve, or master skills needed to function as independently as possible in the community and the workplace. Classes are held both on and off-campus. Compensatory Education students must be 17 years of age or older and must have a written diagnosis of an intellectual disability from a medical doctor, psychologist, or psychiatrist. CED classes are held on the High Point and Greensboro campuses, as well as in many other locations throughout the community. 
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) or (ESL)
(336) 334-4822 + extension 
High Point: H4 #128, ext. 55001 
Greensboro: Adult Education Center, ext. 53038 
https://www.gtcc.edu/academics/esol/index.php 
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is for adults whose first language is not English. Students can improve their listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, and writing skills. GTCC offers free basic, beginning, intermediate, and advanced level courses, as well as TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) preparation and citizenship classes. At the High Point campus, we also offer classes that help prepare students to take the General Educational Development (GED) test in Spanish. 
General Education Development (GED)
(336) 334-4822 + extension 
High Point: H3 #124, ext. 55043 
Greensboro: Adult Education Center, ext. 53107 
https://www.gtcc.edu/academics/ged-and-adult-high-school/index.php 
The General Education Development (GED) Program is a self-paced, flexible program that prepares adults 18 years and older who want to earn a high school equivalency diploma. The GED diploma is the legal equivalent of a traditional high school diploma and serves the same purpose in meeting most college admissions and job requirements. GED classes are held on the High Point and Greensboro campuses, as well as in many other locations throughout the community. The GED test will change in 2014, and scores from the previous version of the test will expire at the end of 2013. 
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