Adult Education at Prince William Sound College

09/16/2025

Happy Adult Education and Family Literacy Week!

08/13/2025

📢 We’re Back! 🎉

PWSC’s Adult Education program is open again and ready to help you reach your goals! Whether you want to:

✅ Earn your GED
✅ Improve your digital literacy
✅ Strengthen your math or English skills for college readiness
✅ Learn English
✅ Prepare for U.S. citizenship

We’re here to support you every step of the way!

📞 Call us at 907-834-1671
📧 Email: [email protected]

Let’s build your future together—starting today! 💪✨

Send a message to learn more

07/04/2025

📣 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀!

Across the country, adult education programs are at risk. Although Congress approved federal funding, it’s currently being held back by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). That delay could mean fewer classes, reduced services, or program start dates being postponed. 😟

🎓 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔—𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏.

🔴 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀!

🎥 Submit a short video like:
💬 “𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘎𝘌𝘋 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘦𝘥—𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴.”
💬 “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺.”

✅ Our goal: 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬! Help us get there:
🎬 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://www.tfaforms.com/4929329

📣𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟏 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤:
https://tinyurl.com/4ff49hp2
📲 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝!
https://www.coabe.org/advocacy **scroll down to the end of the page

📢 And don’t forget—COABE is now on TikTok!
Follow us at .thevoiceofadulted and use when sharing your story.

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫—𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 💪

07/02/2025

Please note that this impacts our programs here in the Valdez/Cordova region. Please speak out for adult education!

🚨 𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞🚨

The U.S. Department of Education is 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 that was scheduled to be released on 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏. This delay—caused by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)—puts 𝟐,𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝟖𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏.𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐲.

Without these funds, adult education programs across the country could face:
❌ Program closures
❌ Staff layoffs
❌ Interrupted services for learners working toward a diploma, English proficiency, digital skills, and career goals

📢 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Use our 3-click tool to contact your members of Congress and urge them to demand that OMB 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 these critical Adult Education State Grants and IELCE funds.

👉 Take action now: https://tinyurl.com/4ff49hp2

🎆 As we celebrate freedom this 4th of July, let’s make sure adult learners don’t lose access to the education that empowers their futures.

✅ Show your support: Share this post, tag , and use the hashtag #𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 #𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐄𝐝 to help spread the word.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞—𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

06/27/2025

📣 PWSC Adult Education Program Closure Notice

Please note that the Adult Education Program at Prince William Sound College will be closed from July 1 to August 10. During this time, we’ll be taking a short summer break to prepare for an exciting new year of classes, programs, and student success stories!

Thank you for your continued support. I look forward to working with you all again after the closure. Have a safe and restful summer! 🌞📘

Send a message to learn more

05/08/2025

🎓 Congratulations, Shauna Maxim! 🎉

We’re so proud of you for achieving your high school equivalency! It was an honor to have you as part of our graduation ceremony last night. 💐

So far this year, the Adult Education program at PWSC has celebrated seven high school equivalency graduates—and many more are on their way! 🌟

To all our graduates: we’re cheering you on and celebrating your hard work and determination. 💪🎉

04/10/2025

Did you know you could get your high school equivalency diploma while pursuing some of our certificate programs? Reach out to [email protected] or 907-834-1671 to find out more!

Trevor Guggenbickler, a student from Wrangell, Alaska, is currently enrolled in the OEC in Marine Services Technology program at Prince William Sound College (PWSC). He began his studies four years ago by completing an initial 10-week program. Recently, Trevor returned to finish training in the now-expanded 16-week certificate program, eager to complete his education with a renewed focus.

As he works towards finishing the final portion of his program, Trevor is also pursuing his GED. He speaks highly of the OEC in Marine Services Technology and GED programs and his instructors—Anthony Gerasch, Lysette Doran, and Dr. Teresa Barton. Trevor is committed to graduating, earning his certification, and securing a position as an outboard technician with a local boat company.

Though the program’s curriculum has evolved since he first began, Trevor is on track to complete the last six weeks of the 16-week program. Due to changes in graduation requirements, he may need to take an additional welding class, but he remains determined to meet the standards necessary for certification.

Trevor is incredibly grateful for the support of his instructors, who have dedicated their time and efforts to his success. He credits the programs with playing a pivotal role in helping him work towards his educational and career goals, and his resilience continues to drive him as he looks toward the future.

10/24/2024

“Funding for adult education is critical to our nation’s success. We must include everyone in helping them to achieve their educational goals, and we need to prepare them for life, for a career, and for college no matter where they are in their educational journey.”
-Story Musgrave

Astronaut, Marine, Earner of 7 graduate degrees, recipient of 20 honorary doctorates, GED earner

, pass it on!

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

10/22/2024

I am grateful for the opportunity to work with adult learners each day. I am deeply appreciative!

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10/15/2024

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09/17/2024

WHEREAS, all Alaskans deserve access to opportunities to gain the academic, technical, and employability skills necessary to lead prosperous and productive lives; and WHEREAS, Alaska Adult Education and Literacy programs have been serving Alaskans since 1942 with General Education Development testin...

09/12/2024

𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Harris Sand & Gravel is hiring a Safety Officer/Human Resources in Valdez!
For more information: Visit https://alaskajobs.alaska.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx and search for "677856"
Inquiries and calls are not permitted at the store. Applicants must follow online directions.
Questions can be answered by calling the Valdez Job Center: (907) 835-4910
For this and other job opportunities, visit https://jobs.alaska.gov/jobfairs/index.html