Adult Education at PCCC · ADULT EDUCATION ESL at PCCC Electives: 1. Horizons Workshop 2. ESL Tutoring 3. Second Chance Workshop BASIC ESL WORKSHOP. 4 Adult Ed ESL Course Offerings

ADULT EDUCATION &

BRIDGE PROGRAMMING

AT PCCC

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ADULT ED

ESL OFFERINGS

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3

12 or 15 Week

Credit 020 Level

ELS Placement

Test

BEST Plus Test

1. FOUNDATIONS2. FOUNDATIONS

EXPRESS 3. CIVICS/ESL

PREP Entrance

Essay Test

AdvisementELSC-PREP

Course

ADULT EDUCATION ESL

at PCCC

Electives:

1. Horizons Workshop

2. ESL Tutoring

3. Second Chance Workshop

BASIC ESL WORKSHOP

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Adult Ed ESL Course Offerings

BASIC ESL WORKSHOP – Pre-Foundations – (NET-711)

4 wks. /24 hours – 8 days – 2 days/wk. – 2 hrs. 40 min/day

– (Paid $110)

FOUNDATIONS – Basic ESL - (ELSC-000) & (NET-710)

12 wks. /60 hours - 23 days - 2 days/wk. – 2 hrs. 40

min/day – (Grant) & (Paid $210)

FOUNDATIONS EXPRESS – Basic ESL - (NET-713)

7 wks. /60 hours - 3 days/wk. - 3 hrs. /day – 20 days (Paid

$210)

CIVICS - Civics & Citizenship Class for Naturalization/ESL - (NET-185)

12 wks. /60 hours – Saturday/5 hrs. - (Grant)

PREP - Academic ELS Preparation - (ELSC-PREP)

4 wks. /48 hours - 3 hrs. /day – 16 days - (Paid $170)

HORIZONS WKSHP – Occupational Literacy/Job Readiness –

(NET-802)

2 or 8 wks. /24 hours – M->TH – (Paid $110)

SECOND CHANCE - Intensive ELS Workshop - (ELSC-INT)

2 wks. /25 hours – 10 days – 2 ½ hrs. /day - (No Charge)

ESL TUTORING - Small Group Supplemental ESL Instruction –

(NET-801)

By Appointment ($60 - 11 one-hour sessions/until 020)

Academic

& General

Work

Essential

Skills

Occupation

Literacy/

Job Readiness

Skills

ELS

Program

Academic

Skills

Prep

Academic

Support

Literacy &

Civics for

Citizenship

/ESL

ELS

Intensive

Workshop

Basic ESL

Prep for

Foundations

Course

BASIC ESL WORKSHOP

– (PAID)• This is a paid 24-hour/4-week option for students who score

Level 0 on the ELS Placement Test and Levels 0 on the BEST Plus Test,

• It is available for students who wish to take the FOUNDATIONS class yet have not reached an adequate level of proficiency in English.

• Basic ESL skills curriculum

• Upon successful completion, they may advance to FOUNDATIONS.

• Libguide & Informational PPT : www.pccc.libguides.com/adult-ed

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FOUNDATIONS -

(GRANT-FUNDED) ESL CLASS• This is a free 60-hour/12-week class for students who

score Level 0 on the ELS Placement Test, between Levels 1

and 6 on the BEST Plus Test and qualify under the

guidelines of the grant.

• Integrated academic and work-place essential skills

curriculum

• Upon successful completion, they may advance to PREP.


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FOUNDATIONS -

(PAID) ESL CLASS• This is a paid 60-hour/12-week class for students who score

Level 0 on the ELS Placement Test and between Levels 1 and 6

on the BEST Plus Test, but cannot take the grant-funded

FOUNDATIONS class because they do not qualify or because the

quota has already been reached.

• It is also available as an option for students who have already

taken the FOUNDATIONS class yet not successfully advanced to

PREP.

• Integrated academic and work-place essential skills curriculum



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FOUNDATIONS EXPRESS -

(PAID) ESL CLASS• This is a paid 60-hour/7-week option for students who score

Level 0 on the ELS Placement Test and between Levels 1 and 6

on the BEST Plus Test, but miss registration for the 12-week

class. It is also run as a summer session.

• It is available as an option for students who have taken the

FOUNDATIONS class yet not successfully advanced to PREP.

• Integrated academic and work-place essential skills curriculum



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FOUNDATIONS – (BASIC) ESL COURSE

OVERALL PASSING RATES

BY SEMESTER

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86% 84%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Summer 2015 Fall 2015

ELSC-PREP –

(PAID) ACADEMIC ELS COURSE• This is a paid 48-hour intensive, academically focused

accelerated learning class for mid to high-beginner students

seeking entrance into the ELS credit program

• 4-week (16-day) sessions, 3 hours per day, Monday thru Thursday

(with some Fridays)

• Sessions held prior to and during each semester

• Integrated reading, writing, listening, speaking skills lessons

• Upon completion students enter the ELS credit program at the

020 level.


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FALL 2012 – FALL 2015

ELSC-PREP COURSE

OVERALL PASSING RATES

BY SEMESTER

60%67%

81%76% 78% 79% 79% 82%

86%

73%

0%

10%20%30%

40%50%

60%

70%80%

90%

100%

Fall

2012

Spring

2013

Summer

2013

Fall

2013

Spring

2014

Summer

2014

Fall

2014

Spring

2015

Summer

2015

Fall

2015

Average 76%

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SPRING 2013 – SUMMER 2015

ENR/ENW-020

SUCCESS TRACKING COMPARISON

87%

72%68%

58%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

ENR-020 ENW-020

Direct Placement020 Students

PREP Cohort

Direct Placement ENR020 Students 87%

ENR020 ELSC-PREP Cohort 68%

Direct Placement ENW020 Students 72%

ENW020 ELSC-PREP Cohort 58%

ADULT ED ESL

ELECTIVES

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CIVICS - (GRANT-FUNDED)

CITIZENSHIP CLASS• This is a free 60-hour Grant-Funded Citizenship

Preparation class which helps qualified students

become US citizens by developing their knowledge of

civics and the citizenship application and giving them

the basic English language skills they need to

successfully pass the naturalization interview.


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HORIZONS –(PAID) JOB

READINESS/OCCUPATIONAL

LITERACY WORKSHOP• This is a paid 2-week, 24-hour option for any non-credit ESL

students interested in acquiring job readiness and

occupational literacy skills geared toward specific areas of

employment, i.e. Health-Medical & Childcare/Computer

Technology/Culinary Arts & Baking/Retail


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SECOND-CHANCE (FREE)

ELS INTENSIVE WORKSHOP • This is a free class for borderline writing students in the academic

ELS program who receive a non-passing grade in any level

• Satisfactory portfolio, teacher recommendation & level leader approval are required.

• Intensive 2-week SECOND-CHANCE Workshop held prior to each semester.

• Successful completion = advancement to the next ELS writing level


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ELSC-INT (SECOND-CHANCE)

WORKSHOP PASSING RATES

71% 73%65%

70% 71%65%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

8/2013 1/2014 5/2014 7/2014 1/2015 5/2015

Average 69%

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ELSC-INT Workshops

8/13 & 1/14

Next Level

13/FA & 14/SPPassing Rate (IR)

ENW-020 ENW-030 46%

ENW-030 ENW-040 82%

ENW-040 ENW-107 63%

ENW-107 EN-101 81%

Performance Tracking:

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ELSC-INT Workshops

5/14, 7/14, 1/15 & 5/15

Next Level

14/FA & 15/SP

Passing Rate (IR)

Non-INT INT

ENW-020 ENW-030 69% 63%

ENW-030 ENW-040 72% 60%

ENW-040 ENW-107 80% 76%

ENW-107 EN-101 73% 89%

ESL TUTORING – (PAID)

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION

• This is a supplemental offering of small group tutoring

open to any enrolled non-credit Adult Ed ESL students


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15/FA ADULT ED

ESL ENROLLMENTRequired Courses:

Foundations:

Grant-funded -> 44

Paid ----------------> 83

Express --------–> 54

181

ELSC-PREP --->229

Total -------------->410

Electives:

Civics -----------------------> 19

Horizons Workshop -> 38

ESL Tutoring ------------>119

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1. NEW PATHWAYS TEACHER

TRAINING

2. SUBSTITUTE TEACHING

3. GED/HISET

4. SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS

ADULT ED NON-ESL

OFFERINGS

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHING15/FA Non-ESL Enrollment:

Substitute Teaching Training -> 7

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NEW PATHWAYS15/FA Non-ESL Enrollment:

Intro to Teaching ->23

Stage I ------------------> 8

Stage II -----------------> 6

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Adult Education at PCCC · ADULT EDUCATION ESL at PCCC Electives: 1. Horizons Workshop 2. ESL Tutoring 3. Second Chance Workshop BASIC ESL WORKSHOP. 4 Adult Ed ESL Course Offerings