Tulsa adults working on high school diplomas or literacy skills will still be able to pursue their education even though an adult education and family literacy site is closing.
Oklahoma CareerTech, which oversees adult education and family literacy in the state, has three other programs in the area that will serve students from the Adult Learning Center at Union Public Schools, said Stephanie Coca, strategic workforce partnerships manager at Oklahoma CareerTech. The Union center will close June 30.
“We have transitioned to increasing funding to three other programs in the Tulsa area,” Coca said.
The three programs will offer AEFL courses and English as a second language classes starting in late July or early August, she said.
The YWCA will be the primary service point for English as a second language classes for adults wanting to learn or improve their English, Coca said.
Adults who want to improve literacy skills or earn high school equivalency diplomas will have two main options, she added: Family and Children Services in central, north and east Tulsa County and Central Technology Center in south and west Tulsa County.
“There will be more information available from these programs as we get closer to July,” Coca said. “Oklahoma CareerTech serves as the informational contact for anyone interested in learning more about adult education and family literacy programs. For more information, please contact Oklahoma CareerTech’s Mikaila Intemann at 405-743-5556.”
CareerTech’s AEFL division oversees classes in high school equivalency preparation, English as a second language, citizenship and English literacy and civics education. Students can earn a GED, HiSET or Oklahoma Career Readiness diplomas.
Oklahoma CareerTech became responsible for adult education and family literacy in 2014 after the state legislature voted to move the adult education grant to ODCTE from the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Oklahoma CareerTech: Oklahoma’s Workforce Leader
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education provides leadership and resources and assures standards of excellence for a comprehensive statewide system of career and technology education. The system offers programs and services in 29 technology center districts operating on 63 campuses, 394 PK-12 school districts, 20 Skills Centers campuses that include three juvenile facilities and 49 adult education and family literacy providers.
The agency is governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education and works closely with the State Department of Education and the State Regents for Higher Education to provide a seamless educational system for all Oklahomans.
