Welcome to The Adult Education Center
We are the only full-time Palm Beach County school for
adults. Known as The AEC, we are a non-profit, public
institution with the largest GED and ESOL programs in the county. Mr. Rick Swearingen is the principal and we can be reached on the web at www.TheAdultEdCenter.com

Our Purpose
The purpose of the Adult Education Center is to change lives through education by helping individuals to reach their full potential. In an ongoing effort to facilitate learning, we equip adult students, ages 16 years and older, with the knowledge, attitudes and skills that are essential for personal and intellectual development. Our goals include responsible citizenship and productive employment.

Registration Information
When registering for ESOL or GED classes, we can accept any valid photo ID. These sources of identification include the following: Florida ID, Florida Driver's License, Passport, Permanent Resident Card, Work Authorization Card, Alien Registration Foreign Embassy ID or a valid
Palm Beach County School ID.

Información de Inscripciones
Cuando se registre para las clases de Inglés (ESOL) o de validación para de la educación secundaria (GED)
aceptamos las siguientes identificaciones: Identificación
oficial del estado de la Florida, licencia de conducción del estado de la Florida, pasaporte, tarjeta de residencia, tarjeta de permiso de trabajo, tarjeta de extranjería, identificación emitida por la embajada de su país, o tarjeta de estudiante del condado de Palm Beach.
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Enfòmasyon pou enskrypsyon
Lè enskripsyon pou klas anglè (ESOL) oswa klas edikasyon jeneral(GED) nou asepte nenpòt foto idantifikkasyon ki valab, tankou: Kat idantite ofisyel leta Florid, lisans leta Florid, paspò, kat residans pèmanan, kat pèmi travay, idantifikkasyon ki sòti nan anbasad peyi w oswa kat etidyan lekòl nan zòn Palm Beach.
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Test Registration
In order to take the actual GED examination or a GED
pretest, the student must provide as identification either a
Florida Driver's License or an Official Florida ID.

Inscripciones a las Pruebas
Usted debe tener la identificación oficial del estado de la Florida o la licencia de conducción del estado de la Florida para que pueda ser registrado y admitido para tomar la prueba de validación de la educación secundaria (GED), o para la prueba de revisión de conocimientos de educación secundaria (Pre-GED).
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Enskripsyon pou egzamen
Pou w kapab enskri pou egzamen ofisyel (GED) oswa pou tès preliminè (GED), ou dwe prezante yon lisans leta Florid oswa yon kat idantite ofisyel leta Florid.
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Our Purpose
The purpose of the Adult Education Center is to change lives through education by helping individuals to reach their full potential. In an ongoing effort to facilitate learning, we equip adult students, ages 16 years and older, with the knowledge, attitudes and skills that are essential for personal and intellectual development. Our goals include responsible citizenship and productive employment. Location
The Adult Education Center is located at
2161 North Military Trail, north of Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida. AEC has morning, afternoon, and evening classes with open registration
year round.


Do you need a Map?
Get a map and directions to our school.

Our Focus
The Adult Education Center is a performance-based school. Attendance is voluntary. The student population is comprised of approximately 2,000 adults. It is a diverse ethnic, multicultural and mobile population. New students take diagnostic tests before entering classes. The focus of all classes is effective student involvement in meaningful activities at an appropriate learning level. Ongoing assessments help monitor each student's progress toward completion, certification and promotion from high school and the attainment of a GED.Mission Statement
The Adult Education Center's mission is to assure the
opportunity for all students to acquire knowledge and develop skills to succeed in life and work.

Fundamental Beliefs
1.     Educational Excellence
2.     Equitable Outcomes
3.     Promotion of Diversity as a Social Strength
4.     Lifelong Learning
5.     Ethical Foundations of Behavior

District E-mail
Google Mail

View our February Calendar
password needed. Come in and sign up for your GED or English class. View the district calendar.


Do you need to order supplies?
You have to do it through
PeopleSoft (staff only).

Forms and More Forms
You will find all of the school
forms here (staff only). There are also many instructional links for our teachers and students.


Great educational videos for teachers and students, UnitedStreaming.

The AEC's SIP
School Improvement Plan
View the school improvement Breeze presentation.


View the 2010-2011
CASAS testing schedule.


Do you have questions about ABE classes or Credit Lab?
Visit the Department of Adult and Community Education at PBCeducator.net

Traffic Reports
See where there are traffic problems and view Live Traffic Cams.


Current Weather
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West Palm Beach.

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larger than 800 x 600.
Continuing Education
If you would like to take a computer course or any other Continuing Education course, view the schedule and locations in the Palm Beach Community Educator. The AEC is an ESOL and GED center and does not offer those types of courses.

Graphics and Contributions
We would like to greatly acknowledge the following sites for their artistic and technical contributions:
The Iconarchive
The Clipart Warehouse
Adobe
Alien Entity
JavaScript Kit
Iconfinder