Name of School/Continuing Education Department
Miriam Adult Education (M.A.E.)
Miriam College
School location, website, contact information
Katipunan Ave., Diliman, Q.C. Philippines
www.mc.edu.ph
What kind of financial aid do you offer?
M.A.E. offers subsidized tuition fees, miscellaneous fees and class projects, and partial transportation allowance to those who needed support.
Tell us about the availability of advisors.
M.A.E. is staffed with a Unit Principal, Assistant Principal, 4 full-time faculty, 1 Records and Admission Officer, 1 Librarian, 1 Guidance Counselor, and 3 office personnel whom students can meet for advising. It has more than 45 volunteer teachers who are experts in their areas.
What is your school best known for?
M.A.E. offers educational and vocational opportunities to adult individuals from urban poor communities to finish elementary or high school. Classes are held in the evening to give chance to working individuals. After high school, students can choose to continue in a One-year or Two-year Vocational Program in Computer Hardware, Hotel Restaurant Servicing or any of the other Technical and Skills Education Administration (TESDA) accredited courses.
Share an alumni success story.
Armenio Gallardo graduated from its basic education program in 2001. His family in the southern province of the Philippines is so poor that they cannot afford to send him to school. Armenio had no choice but to find a work and help support the family. In Manila, he found a job as house helper to a college professor who happened to teach in the college department of Miriam College. He enrolled Armenio in the ungraded elementary of M.A.E. and did not stop supporting Armenio until college. Today, he is a professional Filipino language subject teacher and a volunteer teacher also in M.A.E.
Advice
- Be on the look out for possible opportunities to go back to school
- Stay focused once you decided to study again
- Manage your time and any financial resources you can avail of wisely
