General Information

Here at ABAC we know you stay busy and your time is valuable. Beginning with the youngest member of your family, we are committed to helping you and your family with your educational needs for a lifetime of happiness and success whether that includes summer fun for your children, focusing on a new career for yourself, improving your skills for your current position, learning a new hobby, or just having fun.

With over 500 teacher-led and on-line classes offered each semester, our lifelong education program provides opportunities for you to participate in a wide variety of programs designed for professional development, personal enrichment, and recreation. As a general rule, there are no tests, no grades, and no admission requirements. Instruction is offered in an informal and non-competitive environment.
 

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What are the benefits of taking these courses?
What kinds of classes are offered?
What about admission?
How do I sign up?
 

What are the benefits of taking the courses?

While lifelong education courses do not earn credit toward a college degree, they do earn continuing education units (CEUs), a nationally recognized method for measuring noncredit course work. Noncredit classes present an opportunity to:

• Upgrade or update career or professional skills
• Prepare for finding a job or making job changes
• Improve personal and family life
• Become better informed
• Learn new arts or skills for greater enjoyment of leisure time
• Assist you and your children with your lifelong education needs

What kinds of classes are offered?

Adult classes range from professional development to personal enrichment as well as certificate programs (floral design; medical billing & coding; MS office; photography; landscape design; small business; and web page design). Kids’ College classes include academic classes as well as a wide variety of enrichment courses (examples: athletics; art, drama, & music; computers; language, reading & writing; science & math; this & that).

What about admission?

All classes are open to any interested member of the public. As a general rule, there are NO TESTS, NO GRADES, and NO ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS. No college credit is given for participation. Applicants are not required to send high school transcripts or take any entrance exam to attend. Certificate or professional programs may require certain professional competence for entrance. Classes are available for children and adults of all ages.

How do I sign up?

Registration is easy. You can register by mail, online, in person, or by phone or fax (with Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express).

If you need more information or would like to be put on our mailing list to receive a FREE brochure of classes, please e-mail us via Contact Us or call 229-391-5070.