Information for Adult Learners
Financial Aid Information
South Carolina Student Loan serves the students, parents and schools of South Carolina by providing comprehensive loan programs.
South Carolina Department of Education Scholarship Information
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
SCVRD serves people who want to work and are challenged with a mental or physical disability.
Classes and Training
Local Workforce Training Centers for Richland and Lexington Counties.
OneStops
Your OneStop to a New Career
Midlands OneStops are located in Columbia, Lexington and Winnsboro. Please visit the Midlands OneStop website for more information about the Midlands OneStop Workforce Centers and other Workforce Investment Act partners.
SC Commission On Higher Education Listing of Licensed Colleges and Universities
Follow this link to view a Complete Listing of the following:
- Public Senior Institutions
- Public Two-Year Regional Campuses (USC)
- Public Technical Colleges
- Independent Senior Institutions
- Independent Two-Year Colleges
- Private For-Profit Colleges
- Out of State Degree Granting Institutions with Branches in SC CHE Licenses to Operate in SC
Proprietary & For Profit Institution Information
Is This A Good School? Strategies to help evaluate the quality of postsecondary educational programs and schools.
In their quest for higher education and training, students and the public in the United States
sometimes encounter “diploma mills” dubious providers of educational offerings or operations that offer certificates and degrees that are considered bogus. They may also encounter “accreditation mills” dubious providers of accreditation and quality assurance or operations that offer a certification of quality of institutions that is considered bogus.
Check out all the links regarding Proprietary & For Profit Institution Information.
Adult High School Diploma and GED Classes
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties offers a selection of courses prepared especially for you, the adult citizen. Whether you need courses for high school diploma, high school equivalency (GED), to learn a new skill or to self improve, you will find something to fill those needs.
Get a High School Diploma. On average, 15 - 20% of young people in developed nations quit high school before graduation. Unfortunately, the economic prospects of high school leavers are poor. In Canada, for example, they are three times more likely to be unemployed than university graduates. Education also has a direct impact on earnings. An American study comparing the incomes of university and high school graduates found that degree holders made 54% (males) to 88% more (females).
Lexington School District One Adult Education has open enrollment year round. There are no classes from the last week in June until the second week in August. Otherwise, we follow the Lexington School District One school calendar.
Lexington School District Two Programs in Adult Education are designed to allow students to attain the levels of proficiency in reading, writing, math, life skills and problem solving which are necessary to function on the job and in society.
Lexington School District Three Batesburg-Leesville Life Long Learning Center
Richland School District One Adult and Community Education improves the academic skills of adults and families, as measured by the number of adults earning high school diplomas and GEDs each year and the gains achieved by adults functioning below eighth-grade educational level.
Richland School District Two Lifelong Learning Program offers a variety of educational opportunities for adults 18 years or older. In addition to the diploma, GED Preparation and Basic education classes offered under Adult Education, the Lifelong Learning Program provides family literacy classes, computer instruction, English-as–a–Second Language, and special interest classes.
Fairfield County Schools Adult Education Program