Nash Community College Joins List of Adult Education Innovators

The College and Career Readiness Program at Nash Community College is excited to announce that the High School Equivalency Honors Boot Camp has been named an innovative practice in adult education by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

Nash Community College’s High School Equivalency Honors Boot Camp is an intensive, 100-hour course delivered over a five-week period. It is designed to motivate adult learners to earn a high school equivalency diploma more quickly.

Students receive assistance from a transition coordinator who works with participants from the beginning of the course to help them apply to programs at Nash Community College and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for additional study following completion of the High School Equivalency.

Advancing Innovation is led by Manhattan Strategy Group, and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). Through the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project, OCTAE is on a mission to highlight adult education providers who are helping to advance the field through creative approaches that ensure adult learners develop knowledge and skills, gain secondary credentials, and transition to further education and employment.

Nash Community College’s High School Equivalency Honors Boot Camp is one of nine practices selected nationally for innovative approaches modeling effective integrated education and training (IET) programs, transitioning adult learners from adult basic education to postsecondary education or training, and increasing access to adult education services.

For more information, visit nashcc.edu/ccr.