Chattanooga Office of Family Empowerment provides life skills training, financial support, educational opportunities, and access to community resources.
For more information:
Online: https://chattanooga.gov/government/community-development/office-of-family-empowerment
Call: (423) 643-6434
Email: ofeinfo@chattanooga.gov
Address: 501 West 12th Street, Chattanooga TN 37402
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Adult Education, as part of the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA), provides services to adults to build the knowledge and skills necessary for high school equivalency (HiSET), employment, post-secondary opportunities, and economic self-sustainability.
Some services that they provide include:
Basic Education for Adults (ABE) Improve your math, writing, and reading skills.
Preparation for the High School Equivalency Diploma
Integrated English Literacy and Civic Education (IELCE) Learn to read and communicate in English, improve your math and employability skills, and prepare for US citizenship.
Digital literacy Learn to use the Internet and improve computer skills, including word processing, typewriting, and other personal digital literacy goals.
Useful skills for work Develop professional, interpersonal, and 21st-century social skills.
College and career Explore your college and career options and apply for financial aid.
For more information:
Online: https://www.tn.gov/workforce/jobs-and-education/ae.html
Call: (844) 224-5818
Email: adulteducation@tn.gov
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The HiSET Adult Education Program is a free program for persons over 18 who want to earn their high school equivalency.
For more information:
Online: http://tn211.mycommunitypt.com/?option=com_cpx&task=resource&id=2527173
Contact: Stewart Stanfill
Call: (731) 968-1200
Email: stanfill.stewart@hcschoolstn.org
Address: 293 N Broad Street, Lexington, TN 38351
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MTEC’s purpose is to provide additional higher education opportunities to residents of southern Middle Tennessee‐particularly those in Bedford, Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, and Moore Counties‐making higher education more readily accessible and affordable for students in those communities.
For more information:
Online: http://www.mteducationcenter.com/about.php
Contact: Peggy Carpenter
Call: (931) 685-4444
Email: Peggy.Carpenter@mtsu.edu
Address: 200 Dover Street, Suite J, Shelbyville, TN 37160
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East Tennessee Adult Education – Clinton Branch provides assistance with reading and writing, studying for the high school equivalency test, math help, and GED info.
For more information:
Online: https://sites.google.com/view/aestudent
Call:
Contact: Jenni Rouse
(865) 457-7323
Email: jennifer.rouse@tcatknoxville.edu
Address: 214 Nave Street Clinton, TN 37716
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Tennessee Higher Education Initiative (THEI)
Coordinates college programs inside Tennessee prisons leading to associate and Bachelor’s degrees, and provides reentry support to students pre- and post-release.
Currently offer programs inside TCIX, DJRC, NWCX, MCCX, WTSP, and WTRC
For more information:
Online: www.thei.org
Call: 615-879-8857
Address: 1006 Shelby Ave.
Nashville, TN 37206
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