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Get Ready for HiSET!

with Emily Nash

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The HiSET is designed as a test of the knowledge and skills developed in high school and covers material on a range of subjects.

Learn what to expect on the HiSET, how to interpret questions, how to study, and other essential test-taking strategies, including test-taking skills! Studying and practice for all portions of the multiple-choice test will be covered, in addition to the essay-writing element. This is an in-person class; ongoing enrollment.

If you're interested in learning more about this offering, register here and we will call you to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors.

Mathematics: College Prep Math

with Vanessa Richards

Oct

October 20th to February 2nd, 2021

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This course is perfect for adults who need to (1) prepare for success on college entrance or licensure examinations, including the Accuplacer, HESI, and PRAXIS, and/or (2) earn a high school credit in the subject. The classroom atmosphere is fun and relaxed, and includes direct instruction, hands-on activities, and online learning.

Registrants should be somewhat confident in operations with arithmetic before taking this course. Please register for Math for Life & Work, or tutoring beforehand to brush-up on those skills. Alternatively, a score of 240+ on the Arithmetic Accuplacer is highly recommended.

Upon successful completion, students can earn one high school credit.

This is an in-person class.

No class on 11/24/21 or 12/29/21; makeup class, if needed, 02/09/22.

To enroll in this class, call 664-7110 to make an appointment with our student advisor so we can be sure to tailor math support to meet your needs.

HiSET (GED) Exam: Facts & Myths

with Emily Nash

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You want to get your high school equivalency but aren't sure what to expect? Many states, including Maine, now administer the HiSET exam and no longer the GED.

Free to all Maine residents, the HiSET is a series of five tests in the subject areas of reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Learn all about the test and how you can get started during this individualized session. This session is offered by appoinment, live online or in-person; ongoing enrollment.

If you're interested in learning more about this offering, register here and we will call you to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors.

Accuplacer Testing for College Entrance

with Emily Nash

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The Accuplacer test is a requirement for University of Maine and Maine Community Colleges. Find out if you have what it takes to be placed into a credit-bearing math or English class by taking this assessment.

If you're interested in learning more about this offering, register here and we will call you to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors.

Math for Life & Work

with Vanessa Richards

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If you don't use it, you lose it! This is most notably true about math. Most of us read and write almost every day, but how many of us calculate percentages regularly enough to make it stick in our brains?

Work with our math teacher to change your perspective on math, get rid of your negative feelings and anxiety, and get tutoring targeting your specific needs and goals. You can use technology and other learning resources to practice the skills you learn directly from your teacher and other learning resources. You will learn how to study on your own and start habits to make you confident and successful in math and other subjects. Learn free online tools and how to apply math in real life situations. Vanessa Richards has 20 years of experience teaching all levels of math, and has been dubbed the “Math Therapist.”

You will master concepts and computations in whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and proportions, negative and positive numbers, powers and roots, order of operations, applying basic formulas, and/or intro statistics, algebra...all skills to help you reach your goals. This is an in-person class; ongoing enrollment.

If you're interested in learning more about this offering, register here and we will call you to schedule a phone or in-person meeting with one of our advisors.

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