Resources for Adult Learners
From its first programs for returning World War II veterans, the
American Council on Education has supported adults' access to
postsecondary education. The following links connect you to ACE programs
and services geared to adult learners and lifelong learning
professionals.
Programs & Services
ACE
Transcript Service
Provides lifelong learning registries for adult learners who have taken
ACE-evaluated military and corporate courses.
Center for Lifelong
Learning (CLLL)
Offers programs and services for colleges and universities, the
military, and business, labor, and industry. Addresses lifelong learning
issues through national initiatives, publications, and workshops.
College Credit
Recommendation Service (CREDIT)
Connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping
adults gain access to academic credit for formal courses and
examinations taken outside traditional degree programs.
GED
Testing Service®
Develops, delivers and safeguards the GED Tests and awards the GED
credential in partnership with 72 jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada.
The GED credential certifies attainment of high school-level academic
knowledge and skills.
Lifelong Learning Resource
Center
Provides support to organizations and institutions who utilize
ACE’s College Credit Recommendation Service, answers participant
inquiries, and connects the adult learner with ACE credit
recommendations to higher education.
Military
Programs
Provides programs that advance postsecondary access and completion of
educational goals during and after periods of military service.
Reinvesting in the Third Age
Project
ACE's two-year research project on older adults in higher education.
Serving Those Who Serve
Initiative
ACE's broad-based initiative to promote access to and success in higher
education for veterans and their families.
Online Resources
CenterPoint
ACE's free monthly e-letter for lifelong learning
professionals.
First Stop
ACE's online clearinghouse on lifelong learning policies and
practices.
Publications
Please direct questions about this page to:
lifelong_learning@ace.nche.edu
This page last updated on 05/21/2009
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