Adult and Family Literacy (Hawthorne Education Center)

The Literacy Program, housed in the Hawthorne Education Center, serves almost 2000 adult learners each year; each day between 300-400 adult learners and sixty of their preschool children receive services at the Center. Nearly 85% of the learners live at or below the poverty level. The adult learners, age 17 to 90, come together to improve their English, to get a high school diploma, a GED, Citizenship, prepare for college, and to master the life skills they need to be successful parents and citizens.

The mission of Adult and Family Literacy is to provide adults with the opportunity to acquire and improve essential skills necessary to be self-sufficient and to be contributing citizens and productive employees.

Hawthorne Adult Education Center offers a variety of programming available to those 17+ who are not currently enrolled in another K-12 program. These programs range from getting your GED to English Learning, all the way to beginning their college career! We strive to help adult learners improve their academic skills in a learning environment that fosters student success. Students' future goals are important to us!