Adult education offers classes, programs and services to assist with improving basic skills, preparing for a high school equivalency credential and developing English skills.
Our adult education classes help people develop English skills or prepare to take the official test to earn their high school equivalency (GED) as an alternative to a high school diploma. These classes are free, noncredit classes for people 16 years of age and up.
Strengthen and develop your English language skills for employment, college and personal development.
Learn MorePrepare to take the GED. Topics include reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and the constitution.
Learn MoreWe help people facing challenges with their transition into college or a career.
Learn MoreThe Family Literacy Program offers childcare to parents who are enrolled in Adult Education classes.
This program offers on-site childcare with educational activities for children whose parents are attending Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency preparation classes or ESL classes. Classes and funds are limited to select locations. Contact program coordinator Patti Wragg at 815-825-9386 or pwragg@kish.edu for more information.
Due to COVID-19, onsite childcare services are currently unavailable.
Michelle Govan, certified Stress Management consultant, will share tips on how to say NO to holiday expectations and how to say YES to holiday peace and love. She will help you find the strength to “just be” as you bask in the glow of your own holiday decorations, listen to lovely holiday music and reflect on the reason for the season — love and peace.
Read MoreA state grant will move Kishwaukee College further toward its goal of finding a new home for the College’s Early Learning Center (ELC). Kish recently learned it will receive a grant of $225,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make renovations and relocate the Early Learning Center — a project with an estimated cost of $350,000.
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