Adult Basic Education
ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Sauk Centre Community Education, in partnership with Alexandria Community Education welcomes you to join us for our ESL and ABE classes held in the Sauk Centre Elementary Media Center.
For more information, or to register for classes
Volunteer as an ABE Tutor
Help tutor an adult to learn English, improve math skills or prepare for the GED. Free training through Literacy Minnesota will help
prepare you for this role. Interested individuals should call 320-762-3312.
ESL (English as a Second Language) Learn English in Sauk Centre
Location: Sauk Centre Elementary Media Center, enter door 29
When: Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm
ESL classes for adults whose native language is not English. Learn
to speak, listen, read and write to communicate effectively in
English within the community and on the job. Clases de ESL para
adultos cuya lengua materna no es el inglés. Aprende a hablar,
escuchar, leer y escribir para comunicarte eficazmente en inglés
en la comunidad y en el trabajo.
ABE (Adult Basic Education)/GED®
Location: Melrose High School Media Center, enter door 7
When: Wednesdays 5:00-7:30 pm
Adult Basic Education (ABE) serves adults ages 17 and older who are not enrolled in secondary school and whose academic skills are below the 12th-grade level. The mission of ABE is to provide adults with educational opportunities to acquire and improve the academic skills necessary to become self-sufficient and productive members of the community.
● All classes are FREE and set up by appointment
● Flexible in-person and online day and evening schedules
● Enrollment open year-round
● Individual one-on-one assistance
Basic Academic Skills Brush Up
Basic reading, writing, and math instruction to help with workforce preparation, the driver’s license exam, digital literacy skills, life skills, and US citizenship.
General Educational Development (GED)
ABE can help you earn your General Educational Development. The GED test is a series of four subject tests in math, science, social studies and language arts a person can take to demonstrate their high school academic knowledge. Earning a GED diploma is the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma and accepted by nearly all colleges and employers in the U.S., as well as many universities outside of the U.S.
Preparation for College or Career
Start on the road to a degree, brush up your workplace skills, or jump into your next career path! Online career and college-focused courses offered for Accuplacer, Pre-CNA, TEAS nursing exam prep, driver’s license exam prep, Para-Professional training/certification, and more through our Regional Online Career Collaborative (ROCC).