Adult Education program exceeds FY23 state goals

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College’s Adult Education program exceeded the goals set by the Technical College System of Georgia for FY2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).

STC’s Adult Education program offers free preparation programs for high school equivalency (HSE) seekers along with free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes:

• The program enrolled 15% more students (284) in FY23 compared with FY22, surpassing its goal of 136 additional students with a total of 2,169.
• One-third more graduates (33.93%) earned their HSE in FY23 compared with FY22 with a total of 150 graduates in FY23, surpassing the goal of 140 and the 2019 graduation rate of 136.
• Student gains are also measured with HSE prep/testing. Depending on students’ educational levels when entering the program, milestones to earning an HSE (by taking the GED or HiSet test) may include making an educational gain on a progress test. The program attained 50.73% for its federal student gains metric in FY23.
• ESL enrollment has doubled since 2019.

Savannah Tech’s Adult Education Program provides accessible and high-quality education, serving those who need to improve their basic literacy and math skills, improve their oral and written English, practice for the GED® test to attain an HSE degree, and prepare for college. Instructors also help students with science and social studies test preparation for GED® testing.

STC teaches adult education classes in the morning, afternoon, evening and online. They are offered in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Adult education classes for GED®-prep are currently free for all U.S. citizens. To register for free GED® classes, call 912.443.5446 or visit www.savannahtech.edu/FreeGEDClasses. For GED® testing information, go to www.ged.com to sign up to take test or go to www.savannahtech.edu/testingcenter to learn more about our testing locations.

#2408 | September 6, 2023