Resources
Adult Education
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin
Going back to school? Increasing numbers of adults are headed back to the classroom. Perhaps it’s time to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma. Maybe you are helping someone attain functional literacy or helping someone new to our country with their language skills. You may be interested in continuing education to stay competitive in your occupation or you may be thinking of a new field.
Whether it’s an advanced degree or personal interest as a lifelong learner, there are many choices at our excellent local institutions. Plus, now you can bring the classroom to your desktop and take courses online.
GED/ABLE/ESOL
Learning and Test Preparation:
Seeds of Literacy (GED) 216-661-7950
Parma City Schools 440-885-8797
Polaris Career Center 440-891-7757
Lakewood City Schools 216-529-4240
GED Testing Centers:
Parma City Schools 440-885-8762
Polaris Career Center 440-891-7750
Colleges/Universities/Technical Schools
Information on college preparedness and selection, admissions and testing, scholarships and financial aid:
College Board – a wealth of information about planning, choosing, testing, admissions, financing…
Student Aid on the Web – in-depth information on federal student aid programs, applying for financial aid, and repaying student loans.
Ohio College Tech Prep – programs that offer college-equivalent courses in high schools to qualified students who are interested in technical careers.
Ohio Department of Education Career-Tech – adult education information.
Cleveland Scholarship Program – your best local advisory service
Commercial services for scholarship and financial aid information:
Local colleges, universities and technical schools:
- Baldwin Wallace College
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland Institute of Art
- Chancellor University
- Cleveland Institute of Music
- Cleveland State University
- Cuyahoga Community College
- DeVry University Seven Hills (Cleveland South) Campus
- Hiram College
- John Carroll University
- Kaplan Career Institute
- Kent State University
- Lakeland Community College
- Lorain County Community College
- Notre Dame College of Ohio
- Oberlin College
- Ohio Business College
- Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine
- Polaris Career Center
- Remington College
- University of Akron
- Ursuline College
- Vatterott Education Center
- Virginia Marti College of Fashion and Design
Distance/Online Learning
Distance Education and Training Council – search for programs
Online-Degrees.com - Links to Distance Learning Colleges and Universities with Online Education Programs
Learning Express Library - a free service of Libraries Connect Ohio, provides online courses to improve learning skills, GED and college prep, TOEFL and citizenship, as well as practice for occupational testing. Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information are interactive and conducted at your own pace.
Lifelong Learning
Open-Courseware - Many colleges are publishing course material online. You cannot earn credit or interact with the professor or fellow students but you can “audit” coursework posted by such prestigious institutions as MIT, University of California at Irvine, Johns Hopkins University, University of Notre Dame, Michigan State University and Harvard Law School. You may find lecture notes or maybe even audio podcasts or video webcasts from these great schools and others around the world.
Elderhostel/Road Scholar - Great programs for seniors.
