General Equivalency Development (GED)
Community Action will ensure that all low-income individuals have access to the education and job training necessary for transitioning into employment, career advancement, and lifelong learning.

Community Action, Inc.'s Adult Education Program provides services in rural counties surrounding Travis County. Its core services include General Education Development (GED) preparation and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. It provides services to adults with limited mastery of basic educational skills; adults who do not have a secondary school diploma; or who are unable to speak, read or write the English language. Day and evening classes are available in many communities. Computer literacy classes are offered intermittently at designated sites.

	GED Sites
	The GED (General Educational Development Certificate) is obtained after passing 5 subtests. The subtests include Language Arts-Writing, Language Arts-Reading, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics (which includes the use of a scientific calculator). Our GED classes help prepare students to take each test.
	Enrollment: All adult education students must be 18 years or older to enroll unless: A) They are 17 years old and have the written permission of their parents or guardian as well as proof of their official withdrawal from school or B) They are 16 years old and have the written permission of their parents or guardian as well as proof of their official withdrawal from school and have been ordered to attend GED classes by a court of law.

Class schedules/New Student Orientations vary according to the individual site. Please call specific site for information regarding classes and enrollment procedures or you may contact Jon Engel at jengel@communityaction.com or Becky Torres at btorres@communityaction.com or 512-392-1161 ext 333.