Adult Basic Education (ABE)

General Education Development (GED)
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

 

Adult Basic Education is a program whose mission is to help adult learners who want to improve their basic skills, prepare for the GED Tests, learn English as a second language, improve their job readiness skills, or develop skills to enable them to continue their education at Pensacola State College.

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GED/ABE/ESOL Hotline:  850.484.2120

• Classes for adults who are at least 18 years of age. Individuals who are 16 or 17 years old may be admitted with a letter of permission or an age waiver from the school district in the county in which they live.
• Class offerings in morning, afternoon, and evening.
• Class offerings on all Pensacola campuses and at many convenient neighborhood sites.
• Option to enroll and begin classes at any time of the year.
• GED classes for students without a high school diploma to prepare them for all areas of the exam.
• English for Speakers of Other Languages
• ABE for Adults with Disabilities - offered through Pollak Training Center (850.438.5577) and United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Florida (850.432.1596).
• On-site Workplace Employee Development classes.

Foreign-born U.S. citizens and adults with resident alien status may improve their English language skills with classes offered through the Adult Basic Education department.

ESOL offers:

• Classes for adults who are at least 18 years of age.
• Class offerings in morning, afternoon, and evening.
• On-site Workplace Employee Development classes.
• Option to enroll and begin classes at any time of the year.
• English for Speakers of Other Languages.