Find Your Program
Thank you for your interest in furthering your education here in Tennessee.
If you are interested in Adult Basic Education (ABE), please find your county on the left column of the page and contact your corresponding local program to get more information on classes, virtual options, locations, post-secondary information, funding information, HiSET testing, and more.
If you are interested in learning English as a Second Language (ESL), please see the right column for local programs in order to find the county closest to you, and contact your corresponding local program for more information on classes, virtual options, locations, post-secondary information, funding information, HiSET testing, and more.
Once you connect with your local office, they will work with you to set up an appointment to attend orientation and register. At orientation, you will take an assessment to determine at which level you will begin classes. Classes are available during the day, at night, and on the weekend depending on location, as well as offered virtually (online). Each student will work at his or her own pace and will take the HiSET test when he or she is ready.
If you have any questions or would like to request more information, please email adulteducation@tn.gov, call 615-741-7054, call 800-531-1515, call or text 629-215-1507, or please visit our Request Adult Education Information and we will be glad to provide more information on our 15 Adult Education Programs.
Adult Basic Education Programs
Left Column
Northeast State Community College
423-354-5364
Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
TCAT Knoxville
1-865-594-0766
Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Putnam County Schools
931-520-9519
Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White
TCAT Athens
1-844-688-7944
Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie
Volunteer State Community College
615-230-3621
Sumner
Workforce Essentials
1-800-826-3177
Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson
South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance
1-866-801-4723
Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Wayne
Henderson County Schools
1-855-569-1200
Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, McNairy
Weakley County Schools
731-364-5481
Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Madison, Obion, Weakley
TCAT Ripley
731-635-3368 ext. 116
Lauderdale
Tipton County Schools
901-476-7148
Tipton
HopeWorks
1-844-721-8800
Shelby
IELCE Programs
Right Column
Workforce Essentials
615-896-0876
Rutherford
South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance
931-684-8635
Bedford
TCAT Knoxville
1-865-594-0766
Knox
Nashville International Center for Empowerment
615- 315-9681
Davidson
HopeWorks
901-272-3700
Shelby
About AE
Adult Education, as part of the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA), provides services to adults to build the knowledge and skills necessary for high school equivalency (HiSET), employment, post-secondary opportunities, and economic self-sustainability.
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En Español
La Educación para Adultos, como parte de la Ley de Oportunidades e Innovaciones Laborales (WIOA), brinda servicios a adultos para desarrollar el conocimiento y las habilidades necesarias para la equivalencia de escuela secundaria (HiSET), empleo, oportunidades postsecundarias y autosostenibilidad económica. Para aplicar, llame a su programa local.
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