十大彩票平台的免费HiSET/GED预备班给了学生第二次机会
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Ian Noonan(左)正在给学生Brendan 玛贾克和明里维拉(右)上课.
十大彩票平台市 质量. – 学生s in a high school equivalency test preparation class at 十大彩票平台技术社区学院 come from different backgrounds, 但他们都有一个共同的目标:提高自己.
为了让自己变得更好, 你必须有GED或高中文凭,一个学生说。, 明里维拉, 35, 十大彩票平台的, 谁退出了11人th 并参加了HiSET/GED考试准备计划.
大约一年前,里维拉决定重返校园. 她听说有免费的课程是通过 春田成人学习中心 (SALC)在十大彩票平台.
“我在努力让自己变得更好,让自己有所作为,里维拉说, 谁没有工作,但希望有一天开始在幼儿教育事业. She said the SALC program at 十大彩票平台 has given her the support she needs to move toward her goal.
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明·里维拉(明里维拉)是HiSET/GED预备班的学生.
“我的英语老师伊恩很棒,”她说. “他把事情分解了. 他花时间和你坐在一起. 如果你不明白,他不是那种容易沮丧的人.”
她指的是伊恩·努南, who taught English and is now Director of Instruction and Assessment for Workforce Development at 十大彩票平台. 总监, Noonan makes sure the instructors for the Workforce Development have the resources they need to support students.
HiSET/GED考试预备课程为期八周. 下一次会议将于10月10日开始. 30. 该项目每周一至周四上午9:15提供面对面的日间课程.m.-12:15 p.m.; in-person evening classes Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:50 p.m-8:30 p.m.; and one-on-one Zoom meetings and Google classroom assignments. 学生s need to take a week-long preparation class before starting the eight-week sessions.
“我们希望为学生提供灵活性,”努南说
学生s come in at different education levels and might need to remain in prep classes beyond eight weeks if they need more instruction and support to prepare for the diploma equivalency tests.
“我们可能有一个学生需要更多的支持, 他们可能会在这个项目中待一年或更长时间,努南说. “We have some students who may come into the program and just need some review and test-taking strategies and are ready to start taking the tests right off the bat. And we have some students who come to us who have already passed most of their subtests for the HiSET or GED and just have one subject area they are focusing on. 不管需要多长时间,我们都会支持他们.”
我喜欢这里的老师和上课的方式.布伦丹玛贾克, 十大彩票平台 HiSET/GED预备班学生
学生Brendan 玛贾克说, 25, 从九年级辍学,然后, 正如他所说, “工作, 工作, 工作.“他很早就结婚了,然后离婚了. 他到国外旅行,思考自己的人生. 回到马萨诸塞州西部后,他定下了一个目标:有一天要创业.
他说:“我把GED课程作为实现这一目标的跳板。.
玛贾克, Rivera and many of the other students could enroll at 十大彩票平台 and pursue a college 学位 or 证书 after they earn their high school equivalency program. 事实上,马贾克和里维拉都表示,他们希望有一天能成为大学生.
因为他们年满25岁,并符合其他资格, 玛贾克 and Rivera could seek 学位s or 证书s from 十大彩票平台 at no cost under the state’s new 质量Reconnect程序. The program is limited to residents who have not previously earned a college 学位 (associate or bachelor’s) who enroll in at least six credits per semester in an approved program of study leading to an associate 学位 or 证书 at a community college.
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Brendan 玛贾克是HiSET/GED预备班的一名学生.
The students said they were excited about the prospect of continuing their education at 十大彩票平台 as college students at no cost.
“我想看看我能不能选修两个专业,马贾克说。, 憧憬着有一天他会拿到高中毕业证书. 他对学习商业、经济学和数字营销很感兴趣.
里维拉说她想学习 幼儿教育 高中毕业后,她就去了十大彩票平台.
与此同时, they are both excited to be coming to 十大彩票平台 this fall as students in the HiSET/GED Exam preparation program.
“I’ve learned more from these first few weeks with these teachers than I ever did in a public school setting,马贾克说. “我喜欢这里的老师和课堂结构.”
“这是一所很棒的学校,”里维拉补充道. “我的成长过程很艰难. 我在寄养系统里. 我没有完成学业. 但随后生活发生了转折. 我想回来. 永远不会太迟.”
格拉迪斯佛朗哥, 人力发展助理副总裁, said the 春田成人学习中心 offers a range of no-cost programs with flexible schedules to help community members further their education.
课程包括英语为其他语言的人(ESOL)课程, ESOL 质量STEP Culinary/Hospitality classes for careers in food and hospitality; basic computer skills; and transition to college classes for those who have earned their high school equivalency credentials.
“This is an exciting time for students at the 春田成人学习中心,” 弗朗哥说. “We encourage our students to consider enrolling at 十大彩票平台 after completing their high school equivalency. We have several Workforce Development non-credit programs that prepare students to compete for good-paying jobs.”
非学分课程包括培训课程,重点是 饮用水处理, which is offered through a partnership 十大彩票平台 has with the 质量achusetts Water Works Association (MWWA) and the Springfield Water & 下水道委员会.
学生也可以考虑十大彩票平台学分学位和证书课程. 那些25岁及以上的人可以通过质量Reconnect免费进入十大彩票平台上大学, 哪一种是今年秋天首次提供的, 弗朗哥说.
Franco added that those under 25 who complete the SALC program may be eligible to get free tuition and support for their first year through the Transition to 大学 Program.
有兴趣申请HiSET/GED预备班或其他SALC课程? 访问 anorectal.net/salc 了解更多信息并在线申请. 你可以到十大彩票平台校园去申请参观27号楼, 二楼, 或致电(413)755-4300了解更多信息.
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