Tag Archive: Adult Education and Literacy Program

ECC Works With Nonprofit to Provide HiSET Prep Classes

November 19, 2020
East Central College is working with a nonprofit organization in rural Crawford County to provide easy access to High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) preparation classes. That’s according to Alice Whalen, Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program director, who has been working with Mission Gate Prison Ministry at two of its facilities — Hannah’s Ranch and… View Article

AEL Student Hopes to Soar with New Credential

October 19, 2020
East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) student Shirley Luecke just earned an Aerospace Quality Technician credential that she hopes will take her career to new heights. Luecke is an AEL English Language Acquisition (English as a Second Language) student who attends classes at the ECC campus in Union. In June, Luecke received her… View Article

Nursing Student Changing Her Future

September 22, 2020
Elisha Griffith knew that one day she would become a nurse. In March 2018, she took the first step toward that goal at East Central College. Griffith enrolled in a new partnership through the college’s Health Careers Workforce and the Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program. It was through this partnership that the Union resident… View Article

Registration Open for Adult Education and Literacy Classes

September 4, 2020
Enrollment is open now for the East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program. AEL is registering students for both the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) preparation and English language classes in multiple locations throughout the region. The AEL program is free to everyone and there are both morning and evening classes available. In… View Article

Mercy Provides Space for ECC English Language Classes

July 17, 2018
Mercy Clinic Four Rivers in Washington is donating classroom space for the Adult Education and Literacy program at East Central College to teach English language acquisition classes. The classes provide students with a working knowledge of English in preparation for citizenship tests, the workplace, additional education, and daily living. “We know there are groups of… View Article

East Central Area Literacy Council Awarded National Grant

May 30, 2018
For the last 30 years, the East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program has provided free adult education classes to the community. It has been possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of volunteers.  In 2017 alone, more than 30 volunteers provided 3,000 hours of tutoring. “Literacy is a problem that very… View Article

New School Year Brings Changes to AEL Program

July 24, 2017
The East Central College Adult Education and Literacy Program assisted nearly 400 students last year, and they expect that number to grow for the 2017-2018 school year. “Our services are very much needed in the East Central College service area,” said AEL Director Alice Whalen. “Franklin County has nearly 13,500 adults who do not have… View Article

AEL Program Awarded Dollar General Grant

June 12, 2017
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the East Central College Foundation, working on behalf of the ECC Adult Education and Literacy Program, an $8,000 grant to support its mission in 2017. This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44… View Article