Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College’s Adult Education program offers free GED and English Language Acquisition (ESL) classes with the support of funding from the ICCB Adult Education and Family Literacy grant. These classes help students age 17 or older continue their education and develop valuable employment skills. Adult Education staff help students in these courses achieve their academic goals and prepare for successful employment by assisting with résumés and providing access to community resources.
In Lake Land’s GED courses, students receive instruction, online resources and practice tests to help enhance their language arts, social studies, math and science skills in preparation for GED exams. Lake Land College Adult Education celebrates all who pass the GED with a graduation ceremony in May.
In Lake Land’s ESL classes, non-native speakers receive an introduction to the English language and develop the skills needed to function in American society. Students are immersed in the language via reading, writing, and conversational activities. Students are assessed upon their entrance into the program and are matched to a corresponding level of material to ensure a productive and beneficial learning experience.
In both the GED and ESL courses, students begin with an orientation session, where they learn about the classes and take their first assessments. Orientations for Lake Land’s GED courses are held in the months of August, October, November and January through April. Upon completion of the orientation, students can begin attending GED classes at one of the following locations during the Fall 2024 semester:
| City | Location | Room | Address |
| Charleston | Eastern Illinois University Booth Library | 4450 | 600 Lincoln Ave. |
| Effingham | Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology | 219 (Day)
222 (Evening) |
1204 Network Center Dr. |
| Marshall | Eastern Region Center | 224 S. 6th St. | |
| Mattoon | Workforce Development Center | 105 | 5001 Lake Land Blvd. |
| Pana | Western Region Center | 600 E. 1st St. | |
| Shelbyville | First Assembly of God | 108 S. Oak St. | |
| Sullivan | Sullivan High School | Media Center | 725 N. Main St. |
For Lake Land’s public ESL courses, orientations are held in the months of August, October, November and January through April. Upon completion of the orientation, students can begin attending ESL classes in one of the following locations during the Fall 2024 semester:
| City | Location | Address |
| Arthur | Arthur Public Library | 225 S. Walnut St. |
| Charleston | Newman Center | 500 Roosevelt Ave. |
| Effingham | Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology | 1204 Network Center Dr. |
| Mattoon | Workforce Development Center | 5001 Lake Land Blvd. |
To view the full orientation and class schedules for both the GED and ESL courses, visit the Lake Land College Adult Education webpage at LakeLandCollege.edu/Adult-Education/.
To see if these programs may be right for you or someone you know, contact Lake Land College Adult Education at 217-238-8292 or at adulteducation@lakelandcollege.edu.
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.
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