Learn Skills with Adult Basic Education

Want to improve your reading, writing, and math before starting high school-level classes? Looking for skills to help your career? Get started with an Adult Basic Education class!

Basic Skills Courses

Lear​n basic reading skills to go to high school or train for a career. Five high school elective credits may be granted for completing this class. ​

 

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Learn basic writing skills ​to go to high school or train for a career. Five high school elective credits may be granted for completing this class. 

 

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Learn basic math skills ​to go to high school or train for a career. Five High School elective credits may be granted for completing this class. 

 

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Build academic vocabulary needed for language arts classes.

 

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Skills for Success

The right attitudes lead to success and happiness in your life. Learn the skills you need to reach your academic, professional and personal goals.

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Learn how to create a personal budget and manage your finances to make decision-making skills for your family. All math levels welcome.

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Provides the first of a two-part leadership course in which students will learn and practice leadership techniques that will help them create effective change in the workplace, home, school, and community. Students will improve their basic skills through intensive, interactive, student-centered activities. The course requires participation in the four areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Recommended for ABE and ESL Intermediate and above students. Five high school elective credits may be awarded for completing either ABE 044 or HSS 090. This course is the same as HSS 090.

 

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This is the second of a two-part leadership course in which students will refine their knowledge of effective leadership skills to create positive changes in the workplace, home, school, and the community. Students will apply their knowledge of leadership skills to create, direct and facilitate a student-centered event or conference designed to give them hands-on training in leading events. Five high school elective credits may be awarded for completing either ABE 018 or HSS 092. This course is the same as HSS 092.

 

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Spanish Literacy

This course assists students in acquiring literacy skills in Spanish to facilitate their transition to Intermediate Spanish Literacy and ESL courses. It focuses on phonetic decoding and encoding skills, basic reading and writing skills, and basic mathematics. Taught in Spanish.

 

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This course assists students in acquiring literacy in Spanish to facilitate the transition to Advanced Spanish Literacy and ESL courses. It focuses on reading and writing skills, including phonics, decoding and encoding, natural sciences, social sciences and math skills. Taught in Spanish.

 

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This course assists students in acquiring literacy in Spanish in order to facilitate the transition to ESL, ABE, high school diploma, and high school equivalency courses. It focuses on higher level reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social science skills. Taught in Spanish.

 

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FAQs

Many of the above classes are offered in Spanish and English. 

Classes are offered online and in-person. Our in-person classes are offered at Centennial Education Center as well as various community sites in Santa Ana. 

These classes are for anyone that wants to improve their life. All levels are welcome and classes are free to all CA adults. 

You can register online. It is fast and easy.