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Androscoggin’s Link to a Prosperous Future

Androscoggin’s Link to a Prosperous Future. Adult Education is the Affordable Pathway to:. GED or High School Diploma Strengthening Families through Reading Seamless Entry into College Improving Employability Lifelong Learning for Individuals and Communities. Why Choose Adult Education?.

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Androscoggin’s Link to a Prosperous Future

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  1. Androscoggin’s Link to aProsperous Future

  2. Adult Education is the Affordable Pathway to: • GED or High School Diploma • Strengthening Families through Reading • Seamless Entry into College • Improving Employability • Lifelong Learning for Individuals and Communities

  3. Why Choose Adult Education? • Quality Education • Student Centered Environment • Flexible Schedules • Affordable Programs • LocalAccessibility

  4. Who are our Students?

  5. Maine Adult Education Enrollment:Number of Residents ServedAnnually 120,000Annual Enrollments 3,000 High School Credentials Awarded Annually 2% College Transitions Classes 11% Literacy Classes 13% High School Completion 17% Business & Skill Training Classes 57% Enrichment Classes

  6. Adult Education’s impact on Maine takes many forms…

  7. Adult Education: The First Step for Educating Maine’s Workforce By 2020, Maine will need 40,000 more workers with college degrees to catch up with the rest of New England. 10,000 of these degrees will need to come from existing workers – 85% of whom are currently working and have been out of school for many years.

  8. Adult Education Assists Displaced Workers • Academic basics and career & educational advising • Certificate programs leading to employment • WorkReadyTM programs for those needing workplace soft skills

  9. Our Partnership with Maine’s Career Centers includes: • Cross-referrals • On-site programming in some locations • Service to Maine’s dislocated workers

  10. Our Partnership with Post-secondary Education includes: • College Transitions Programming • Distance Learning and off-campus site management in many locations • Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)

  11. Education Makes a Difference in Average Lifetime Earnings: • Non High School Completer $960,000 • High School Diploma $1.2 Million • Associates Degree $1.6 Million • Bachelors Degree $2.1 Million (Source: US Census)

  12. Our Goal…Positive Impact on Maine’s Workforce! • Create a more unified statewide system • Expand awareness that Adult Education is an effective pathway to higher education • Build partnerships to support Maine’s economic development Adult Education is a great value for Maine people and its communities!

  13. Maine Adult Education Web Portal Residents can now access one website for adult education information! • Statewide course listings • On-line registration and payments • News about Maine’s adult education opportunities http://www.maineadulted.org

  14. For More Information Auburn Adult Education 333-6661 Lewiston Adult Education 795-4141 RSU #16 Adult Education 345-3217 Turner/Upper Androscoggin 225-1010 Spruce Mountain 897-6384 Oak Hill Adult Education 375-6605 Region #9: Rumford/Mexico 364-2012 Lisbon Adult Education 353-3037

  15. Revised 07/18/2013

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