Facts About Adult Education in Maine

• Maine Adult Education is a State-wide System.
  
  
• Available: 120 programs located throughout the state in more than 200 communities; adult education programs are located in most areas with a high school. Most programs run year-round and combine both day and evening classes.
  
  
• Affordable: The average course costs $35.
  
  
• Trusted and Familiar: Most programs have been in operation for more than 25 years, serving Maine communities and individuals. In FY 2004, 118,987Maine adults enrolled in adult education.
  
  
• Maine Adult Education has the flexibility to meet local needs.
  
  
• Certificate Programs in such areas as Certified Nurse Aid, Office Skills, Computer Skills and Customer Service.
  
  
• Academic credentialing with more than 2000 GEDs and 800High School Diplomas awarded annually.
  
  
• Worksite-based education.
  
  
• Self-supporting Community Programming.
  
  
• English as a Second Language.
  
  
• Literacy Classes and Tutoring.
  
  
• Family Literacy Programs combining adult and early childhood education, plus parenting.
  
  
• In many areas, career and educational counseling is available.
  
  
• Partnerships with Maine Career Centers and other agencies.
  
  
• Distance Learning and Computer Access.
  
  
• Maine Adult Education is a key link to increasing the number of Maine citizens with college degrees.
  
  
• Maine Adult Education provides career counseling, study skills instruction, and a variety of developmental and preparatory courses for those seeking to enter college.
  
  
• Maine Adult Education has a formal partnership for college transitions with the Maine Community College System state-wide; and more than 70 local partnership agreements currently in place.
  
  
• Maine Adult Education has a long history of collaboration with the University of Maine Systems off-campus centers and ITV sites
  
  
• Maine Adult Education is a financial partnership involving federal, local and state resources as well as registration fees and grants.
  
  
• Funds for adult education in Maine come from state subsidy on local expenditures, local tax dollars, federal funding for literacy and some vocational programs, and tuition and fees paid by individuals, businesses and agencies for community, workplace and vocational education. The bang for the buck in adult education is great; individuals and families are changed, our workforce is enhanced, and our communities strengthened.

Facts About Adult Education in Maine