Students may enroll any time, and classes are self-paced in order to permit working adults with other life responsibilities to progress at their own pace. Pensacola Jr. College, through the Adult Basic Education Department, also offers customized on-site Workplace Employee Development classes to businesses and their employees. ABE Department instructors work with students individually and in small groups to help them become better readers, writers, and problem solvers. General Education Development classes prepare students to take the GED tests. This test battery offers students an opportunity to earn a high school equivalency diploma, thereby qualifying for admission to college level coursework.
Instruction is offered in writing skills, mathematics, reading, social studies, and science.
In addition to offering GED classes at many locations throughout the community, the GED on TV program is a televised instructional series that permits students to study at home. ESOL classes assist non-English speaking students in improving their English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Precollegiate Studies .