Clayton County Adult Education of Jonesboro offers courses in the GED test for citizens 18 years of age and over. Aliens who are of qualified alien status, or those who are nonimmigrants are also eligible. Identification must be presented upon registration. In addition to courses in GED prep, there are classes in reading, writing, math, and English as a Second Language. Students may attend either day or evening classes, Mondays and Wednesdays, at the Perry Learning Center. Jonesboro, Georgia, is less than 15 minutes from Riverdale.
Clayton County Adult Education Program
Eula Wilborn Ponds Perry Learning Center
137 Spring Street
Jonesboro, GA 30236
770-515-7610
clayton.k12.ga.us/
Literacy Action, Inc., offers GED test prep, as well as basic skills assistance. Computer literacy courses are offered as well. The agency offers a number of math courses, in levels 1 to 3, beginning with elementary school and on through high school-level teachings. Course emphasis includes basic skills of adding and subtracting, as well as the higher math skills of processing percentages, decimal placements and fractions. Geometry and word problems, as well as the higher-level continuation of fractions, decimals and percentages are also included. The program is open to students 18 years of age and older and is offered in downtown Atlanta's United Way Building, The Woodruff Volunteer Center. Atlanta is less than 25 minutes from Riverdale.
Literacy Action, Inc. (LAI)
Robert W. Woodruff Volunteer Service Center
100 Edgewood Ave., Suite 650
Atlanta, GA
404-818-READ
literacyaction.org/
The Atlanta Workforce Development Agency offers GED test prep at the city's One-Stop Center. Courses are available to students 18 years of age and older, though younger students may participate with the permission of parents. The agency also offers assistance with math and reading skills. Courses run 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., on various days, Monday through Friday. Courses are taught through the Atlanta Public Schools.
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency
818 Pollard Boulevard SW
Atlanta, GA 30315
(2 blocks south of Turner Field)
404-658.9675
atlantaworkforce.org/