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NECC Adult Literacy and Transition Programs
Heritage Night
Northern Essex Community
College offers FREE classes in both Amesbury and Lawrence,
Massachusetts.
The NECC Adult Learning Center is administered by Northern
Essex Community College as part of the Developmental Studies
department. It is a free, non-credit program funded by the Massachusetts
Department of Education. Located at the Amesbury Middle School
in Amesbury, MA and the Lawrence Extension (Louise Haffner Fournier Education) Campus of Northern
Essex Community College, the program provides 3 levels of classroom
instruction in reading, writing, mathematics and basic computer
skills. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Workplace Education
classes, and a Transition to College program funded by the Nellie Mae Foundation are also offered.
The NECC Adult Learning Center serves adults who live in Massachusetts.
We are committed to:
- Educating adult learners at all levels, from basic skills
to GED preparation and college preparation
- Recognizing and respecting the diversity of our students
- Providing students with individual attention in small classes
- Providing a non-threatening learning environment
- Encouraging life-long learning
What is Adult Basic Education?
Adult basic education (ABE) services teach adults who lack
high school level skills.
ABE includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL),
General Education Diploma programs (GED) and adult basic education
(non-reader to GED). Targeted services in Workforce Development,
Family Literacy and Transition to Higher Education are also
included. ABE services include classroom instruction, one-to-one
tutoring, and computer-assisted instruction.
Classes are offered in the Spring and Fall semesters.
Call Irene Chalek (Director) at (978) 738-7621
or Lynn Ricketts (Counselor) at (978) 738-7622
for information or program registration for any of these programs.
Staff and Instructor
Contact Information
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Programs located at the Amesbury Adult Learning Center
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Adult Basic Education
Instruction in basic reading, writing and math for
the adult learner. Three class levels are offered:
Beginning Literacy, Intermediate Literacy, and Adult
Secondary Education (GED Prep).
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English Literacy/Civics
(ESOL) Amesbury
Instruction in English for Speakers of Other Languages
(ESOL). Three class levels are offered from Beginner
through Intermediate levels.
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Program Sponsors
These programs are funded by grants from:
The Consequences of Low Literacy
Skills
The consequences of poor skills for
individuals, families, communities and the state are great.(MCAE, Massachusetts
Coalition for Adult Education)
- Families headed by adults without a high school diploma
suffer severe economic consequences (MassINC report, The
State of the American Dream in MA, 2002)
- Since 1979, earnings of full-time, year-round workers
without high school diplomas decreased by 27% while full-time
workers with a high school diploma gained 1.6%
- 21.7% of families headed by high school drop-outs are
poor.
- 55% of families headed by single women who are high school
drop-outs are poor.
- 68% of the incarcerated adults and youth in Massachusetts
have literacy levels below the 8 th grade. (National Adult
Literacy Survey, 1993; The Policy Information Center of Educational
Testing Service)
Related Links
City of Lawrence
[Town of Amesbury]
[Amesbury
Public Schools]
[SABES]
[Massachusetts
Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE)]
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