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Free classes for NYC residents 21 years of age and older sponsored by the NYC council Types of classes available: English as a Second Language (ESL), basic , preparation for the high school ​ ​ equivalency assessment exam, high school equivalency classes, computer literacy, health careers, technology, auto mechanics, plumbing, and electrical training

Boroughs Locations How to join: Bronx Adult Learning Center Bronx 3450 East Tremont Avenue, Room 323 Bronx, NY 10465 *Call or visit one of the NYC Principal: Anne Bernard (718) 863-4057 Adult Learning Centers located at Manhattan South Mid Manhattan your borough and:* th th 269 West 35 ​ St, 11th Floor 212 West 120 ​ St ​ ​ ​ Manhattan Manhattan, NY 10018 New York, NY 10027 Have an interview Principal: Charmaine Luke Principal: Gloria Williams Take a test (212) 666-1919 or (212) 666-1920 (718) 638-2635 Get a description of the programs Queens East West Be placed in classes 142-10 Linden Boulevard 27-35 Jackson Avenue, Floor 3

Queens Queens, NY 11436 Long Island City, NY 11101 Principal: Sabrina Fleming Principal: Olga Stewart-Nelson To find High-School Equivalency (718) 558-2046 (718) 361-9480 Ext. 122 Preparation Program Near You visit: East and South East South and West HSE Preparation near you 557 Pennsylvania Ave, Room 251 John Ericsson Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY 11207 126 (School 7) Principal: Tiffany Taylor 424 Leonard St Find other education programs (718) 240-2770 Brooklyn, NY you at https://www.nld.org/ ​ North Brooklyn and Staten Island or call the free hotline 475 Nordstrom Ave 1-877-389-6874 for more Brooklyn, NY 11216 assistance Staten Island Principal: Felicia Garrett (718) 638-2635

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ABC East Harlem

www.a-b-c.org/ // 646.459.6149 ​ ​ Location: 1841 Park Ave NY, NY 10035 ​ ​ Education programs include: ● computer and job training workshops ● beginner’s and conversational ​ English Language Learner classes ● coursework for the General Equivalency High School diploma ● domestic violence support groups ● preparedness planning and immigration workshops

Saturday Program for Families: Offers a safe space and healthy snacks for children and families. While ​ children do fun activities including music, sports, cooking, arts, and dance, parents can join many skill building courses and parenting groups.

The New York Public Library (NYPL) Classes Search for classes, location and dates here: www.nypl.org/events/classes/ ​ NYPL has more than 93,000 programs every year, for everyone from toddlers to teens to seniors. Find classes to improve English speaking, computer training, career and employment, and even starting your ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ new business!

Free online lessons

www.mlots.org: The Media Library of Teaching Skills for adult learning and literacy project is a collection ​ of free and short videos for adult basic education and professional development.

novelnewyork.org: the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library offers many resources including the ​ Adult Learning Center and JobNow, a service with resume assistance and career coaching. On the toolbar, click 'What's Included', then click 'JobNow/AdultLearning Center'.

ca.pbslearningmedia.org: PBS Learning Media is a free computer service for educational ​ use. It gives access to thousands of media resources and individualized learning programs.

wespeaknyc.cityofnewyork.us/: Series of half-hour TV episodes to assist ESL students in practicing ​ English. www.usalearns.org: a free website for adults to learn English and prepare for U.S. ​ ​ ​ ​ citizenship

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Borough of Manhattan Community Adult Basic Education Programs Find other academic courses at College GED classes: www.bmcc.cuny.edu/academics/courses www.bmcc.cuny.edu Morning classes: 4 days/week, 9am-1pm th 25 Broadway, 8 ​ Floor New Evening classes: 3 days/week, 6-9pm Online courses ​ York, NY 10004 ESL classes: Education to Go (Ed2Go): Professional ​ ​ Phone: 212-346-8890 Morning classes: 4 days/week, 9am-1pm Skills Online Courses at ​ Evening classes: 3 days/week, 6pm-9pm https://www.ed2go.com/bmccny/

Hunter College SPELL program Saturday Integrated Skills www.hunter.cuny.edu/ieli Saturdays, 9:30am-12:30pm (7 weeks, 21 Certificate programs, professional On the top gray bar click on hours) $299. development courses, and personal ​ “Programs” enrichment courses. Online Courses 695 Park Avenue 1022 East Certificate programs from Small Business CEP Online offers online classes, website ​ Building New York, NY ​ ​ & Entrepreneurship to Medical Coding & design, programing, Microsoft Office and ​ ​ Phone: 212-772-4620 Billing. Personal enrichment classes: more ​ Resume and Cover Letter Workshop. ​ CUNY in the Heights-Hostos Basic Education & Literacy Online Courses $25 Registration Fee for all classes. Call to Wide range of highly interactive courses www.hostos.cuny.edu find out information about enrollment that you can take entirely over the Manhattan Go to the blue menu bar, choose periods or visit the link Internet. Go to Continuing Ed, and then click on www.campusce.net/hostoswdce http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/Academics/Sc

“Online Registration”. Scroll hedule-of-Classes ​ ESL classes down and click on Washington ​ Mornings: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Heights/Inwood – Manhattan Evenings: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Cursos en Español Location Preparación para el examen de Career Training courses 5030 Broadway New York, NY Equivalencia de la Escuela Secundaria www.hostos.cuny.edu 10034 (Formalmente GED®). Visite From accounting, to culinary arts and ​ Phone: 212-567-7132 https://www.campusce.net/hostoswdce/cou teaching assistant. In the blue menu bar, rse/course.aspx?C=119&pc=17&mc=&sc= hover over Continuing Ed and click on ​ ​ “Career training and certificate Courses” Manhattan Center for Education Adult Programs Career Training Programs Educational Opportunity Center Literacy development, development study Electronic health records, certified nursing www.bmcc.cuny.edu/meoc skills, English for speakers of other assistant, security officer training, and 163 West 125th Street, 15th languages, Introduction to Higher more. Floor, New York, NY 10027 , college prep [email protected] Phone: 212-961-3231 [email protected] Harlem Center for Education Adult Learning Center FREE College/Training Admissions and ​ Educational Opportunity Center For information, contact James Ruffin at Financial Aid Application Assistance, 1 East 104th Street, PH Level New 646-524-5562 ext: 2. Career Counseling, Academic York, NY 10029. For GED information, contact David Perez at Advising,HSE: Walk-in Placement Testing ​ ​ ​ ​ 646-524-5562 ext: 3. Every Friday 10:30 am. Healthy Children and Families NYC | w​ ww.cap4kids.org/newyorkcity​ | p​ [email protected]​ | Updated on June 30th, 2019 ADULT EDUCATION

Lehman College Adult Learning Adult Basic Education Program Center GED (, writing and math) and English Classes offered. ​ ​ ​ 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West For registration dates please call Old Gym, Room 019 Bronx, NY 10468.

Phone: 718-960-8740

Bronx Community College Adult Basic Education & Training Displaced Homemaker Program (DHP): provides ​ http://www.bcc.cuny.edu Registration takes approximately 3 job readiness skills such as resume writing, 2155 Avenue Bronx, NY hours, and includes testing for interviewing techniques and basic computer 10453, Gould Residence Hall, appropriate class placement. classes. Students must meet specific eligibility Room 410 requirements. FREE English speaking language (ESL) DHP classes meet once per week ​ 4 cycles per year. Call Morning: 3x/week from 9:30 am-1:30 718-289-5834 to schedule an pm Evenings:6-9pm. 5 Levels of ESL Integrated English Language and Civics appointment. classes. Education (IELCE) provides high-level ESOL Bronx ​ ​ instruction with an emphasis on college and For more information regarding FREE Pre HSE and HSE classes. from career preparation. Classes are available during ​ ​ DHP, please call 718 Monday through Thursday 6-9 pm mornings, evenings and Saturdays. ​ 289-5832/5838

Hostos Community College Basic Education & Literacy Career Training courses Adult Learning Center $25 Registration Fee for all classes. www.hostos.cuny.edu www.hostos.cuny.edu For enrollment periods go to From accounting, to culinary arts and teaching Go to the blue menu bar and www.campusce.net/hostoswdce assistant. In the blue menu bar, hover over hover over “Continuing Ed” and “Continuing Ed” and click on career training then online registration Scroll High school equivalency diploma and certificate courses. down and click on (HSE) classes Grand Concourse – Bronx 25 sessions, Mondays to Thursdays Online Courses Location Mornings: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wide range of highly interactive courses. Go to Evenings: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM http://www.hostos.cuny.edu In the column for ​ 560 Exterior Street, Bronx, NY Bronx, choose “Online Courses” 10451 English as a secondary language (ESL) Phone: 718-518-6656 classes Personal Enrichment (Online courses) Learn ​ Mornings: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM film literacy, move beyond divorce, assist your MOST COMPREHENSIVE Evenings: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM aging parents, and more. $89 pe course COURSE CATALOG Cursos en Español Preparación para el examen de Equivalencia de la Escuela Secundaria (Formalmente GED®)

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FREE CLASSES: ESL Classes and High School Equivalent (HSE) Classes offered. For both ​ ​ ​ ​ The New York City College of you can go in person Monday - Friday from 9 to 6pm and place an application. Technology Adult Learning Center The Workforce Development Center (WDC) provides many workforce preparation and ​ ​ Brooklyn educational services to students enrolled in the Division of Continuing Education and to 5 Chapel Street, 4th Floor adult residents of NYC. These services include assessment, counseling, information and Brooklyn, NY 11201 referral, case management, career exploration workshops, skills training, workforce preparation, job development and job placement. Phone: 718-552-1140 Programs: Green Maintenance For Buildings, Construction Training Programs and Direct Care Professional Training (DCP). Call for more information on class times.

Adult Basic Skills Department 29-10 Thomson Avenue, Building C, Room 400 Long Island ​ City, 11101, 718-482-5385. GED Classes are offered at this location. ​ ​

Laguardia Community College Center for Immigrant Education and Training 29-10 Thomson Building C, Room 400 Long ​ Island City, 11101, 718-482-5460. ESL, Job Training, Career Counseling, Case ​ Management are offered. To apply, go in person to the above address Room C-239, 2nd ​ ​ Floor of Laguardia C building. Monday-Thursday from 10:30am to 6:30pm. Queens SUNY Queens Educational Tuition free & Career Programs ​ ​ Opportunity Center Preparation for the “ Test Assessing secondary completion” (TASC) www.queenseoc.net Days and evening

59-29 Archer Avenue, Jamaica, English as a second language (Days only) NY Certified Professional Biller (Days only) Pathway to College (Days and evenings) Phones: 718-725-3320 or 3380 Security Guard Registration (Days only)

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