Except for the children in this program, the teachers primarily teach adults and young adults. ABE classes are conducted off of the College campus. Sometimes the teachers find their own facilities for their classes, if the teacher does not accept the location the College proposes. Teachers are responsible for setting up, taking down and cleaning their sites. ABE teachers work with business and community contacts to recruit appropriate students for their programs.
Teachers register and, as a general rule, evaluate their students.
Some of the teachers perform home visits and make appointments through students' family members. Two teachers teach in the Deschutes and Jefferson County jails. ABE classes are multi-level, in that the students have varying skill levels in any one class. ABE teachers perform administrative and preparation work in addition to their regular classroom duties. They spend between two to three hours administrative and preparation time to one hour instruction time.