ABE addresses basic skill needs. Instruction concentrates on academic and life skills.

• Warning against Online GED® Testing
• Directory of adult education programs in Indiana

This program provides the opportunity for students who did not finish high school to return as adults and complete credits toward a regular high school diploma.

• Directory of adult education programs in Indiana
• Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) Information

The GED program has become a significant means for adults to acquire a high school equivalency diploma. GED Tests cover language arts reading and writing skills, social studies, science, and mathematics. At age 17, an examinee must provide documentation of no longer being subject to Indiana Compulsory Attendance Laws and successfully pass the GED Practice Test. Each examinee must be an Indiana resident for at least 30 days and present a photo identification and proof of age. Testing sites are located throughout the state.

• Warning against Online GED® Testing
• The GED and You: General Educational Development (GED) Test Fact Sheet
• How to obtain a copy of your Indiana GED Transcript
• Download the GED Application for Release of GED Test Scores and/or Diploma
• GED Testing Sites by County
• Directory of adult education programs in Indiana
• GED on TV link
• GED Testing Service

ESL classes are designed to provide English language instruction to non-English speaking adults and to provide them with the information needed to understand and function in an English-speaking culture.

• Directory of adult education programs in Indiana
• ESL Watercooler

The goal of family literacy is to develop a positive attitude toward the value of education. A family literacy program targets the individual and family needs of parents and children. Adult education providers work to involve parents and children in their programs.

• Directory of adult education programs in Indiana

Even Start is a family literacy program that integrates adult education, age-appropriate early childhood education, and parenting support services. Indiana has 14 federally funded Even Start sites that are managed by the Indiana Department of Education.

• Indiana Even Start Programs

Some adult education programs work with local employers to provide workplace literacy classes for employees. These programs may be designed to increase understanding of specific job related skills, to improve basic skills or English literacy skills, or to earn a GED.