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2012 Readers' Choice Awards

This is where you'll find all the Readers' Choice nominations and awards for Continuing Education. Come on in and see the best of the best in adult education. Nominations are open January 18-February 15. Voting begins February 22 and runs to March 21. Winners will be announced March 30! Be sure your nominee wins! Spread the word to voters.

Student Center - Resources - Tips - Balance

The student center is full of tips and resources of all kinds. Need help studying? Could you manage your time better? How does an adult student balance work, school, and life?

Schools and Programs

School and program profiles for non-traditional students seeking to continue or complete their education.

Get Your GED

It doesn't matter why you didn't finish high school. You still can. Passing the GED test is the equivalent of getting your high school diploma. Find out what's involved, and be on your way to a better job, a degree, or the accomplishment of a dream. It's never too late. You can do it.

Get Your Degree

Still thinking about getting your bachelor's degree? Master's? Doctorate? Here's the info you need to choose the right degree and the right school, make your way through the admissions process, and fit in with the other students, no matter how old you are.

Teaching Adult Learners

Information for teachers of adults, whether on the job or in the community. Find adult learning principles here, train-the-trainer tips, and a full training tool box.

Adult Learning

What is adult learning and continuing education? Should you go back to school? Get your GED? Your degree? A professional certificate? Explore the possibilities.

English as a Second Language

Learning English as a second language is tougher for adults than for children. Get all the help you can right here and on the ESL About.com guide site.

Professional Certification

Many careers require certification, and most certificates require annual credits in continuing education to keep professionals current in their field.

Lifelong Learning

There are lots of ways to make life more satisfying, and many of them have to do with lifelong learning. Explore the opportunities available in your community, on the Internet, at your library, even on your television. From audio to video, from social to online, you'll find myriad ways to learn whatever you want to know. Continue your education forever.

Training - Corporate Training - On-the-Job Training

Training in the adult world is multi-faceted. Here, it encompasses the acquisition and development of any new skill or knowledge an adult uses at work. Training resources here include those for learning on the job, at seminars and webinars, corporate learning of all kinds.

Share Your Experience, Advice, Suggestions, and Stories with Others

This is your chance to share what you know with other non-traditional students. Need advice? Find some here. Got advice? Share it with us!

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