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Article: Adult education: a relevant response to local needs: the adult education option is a growing alternative to postsecondary education for those more interested in jobs than college credits.
- Article from:
- Leadership
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
- Author:
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Last year, nearly 2.6 million adults in California enrolled in adult education as their program of choice. With so many options available to adult learners -- community colleges, private post-secondary schools, four-year colleges and universities as well as instruction offered through community-based organizations -- one might ask why so many adults voluntarily chose to attend adult school.
For those who are familiar with the diversity and flexibility of adult education programs, the answer is quite simple -- adult education programs respond to the local needs of their communities by providing meaningful and relevant instructional and training programs.
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