Established: 1984
Predecessors: (started in 1970) Adult Learning Center, Adult Accelerated Learning Center (AALEC), and Adult Career Development Center (ACDC)
Purpose: to assist students 16 years and older in obtaining either a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or a high school diploma
Diplomas: earned by completing the requirements of the Performance Learning Center (PLC) or of the General Achievement Diploma (GAD).

Programs:

• Early Head Start and Head Start
• Office of Adult Basic Education classes
• ESOL classes
• Certified Nursing Assistant classes
• career counseling
• work study experiences
• City Lights Initiative