Organization: DURANGO EDUCATION CENTER
Mission: TO FILL EDUCATIONAL GAPS BY PROVIDING THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR LIVABLE WAGE CAREERS, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.
Activities: DURANGO EDUCATION CENTER PROVIDES ESSENTIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO THOSE MOST IN NEED THROUGH: 1) ADULT BASIC LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA PREPARATION AND TESTING; 2) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES AND CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION; 3) COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION TESTING TO IMPROVE WORK SKILLS AND EMPLOYABILITY; AND 4) CAREER TRANSITION AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES LEADING TO SELF- SUFFICIENCY. IN 2019, WE SERVED OVER 430 STUDENTS IN OUR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS, HELPED 38 STUDENTS EARN A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED), PROVIDED CHILDCARE TO 25 CHILDREN WHILE THEIR PARENTS ATTENDED CLASSES, AND ADMINISTERED 520 INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION EXAMS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Employment