Adult Education & Literacy Department

Welcome to the Adult Education and Literacy Department page of the St. Charles Community College website!

Services

St. Charles Community College coordinates a four-county Adult Education and Literacy program in St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln and Pike counties to teach basic reading, math and writing skills, to prepare people to take the GED Tests and to assist non-native speakers in gaining English proficiency.  Free day and evening classes are available.

Students must be at least 17 years of age and not enrolled in secondary school. For more information about class times, class sites or any of the services described below, call St. Charles Community College at 636-922-8411 or e-mail shumes@stchas.edu.

• Literacy Tutoring
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Teaching Opportunities
• Accessibility
• Scholarship Information

Literacy Tutoring

St. Charles Community College's Literacy Education Action Program (LEAP) provides trained volunteer tutors to assist individuals with one-on-one reading help.  This service is free and available to anyone 17 years of age or older who reads below the sixth grade level and is not enrolled in school.  Students usually meet with their tutors once or twice weekly and have homework assignments to complete.  Call 636-922-8442 for more information about receiving tutoring.

Volunteers interested in working with GED preparation, English as a Second Language, or Adult Literacy students should call 636-922-8504.  Volunteers are needed to tutor students individually and/or in the classroom, to provide student orientation assistance, to help teachers with classroom activities and to assist with administrative duties.  Training and materials are provided.  Volunteer tutors learn how to assess students' abilities, how to select appropriate instructional materials, and how to use the materials to provide maximum progress for the students. 

Teaching Opportunities

Those interested in teaching Adult Education and Literacy classes (GED preparation and/or English as a Second Language) should submit an Application for Employment to the Human Resources Department of St. Charles Community College.  Daytime and evening classes meet in St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln and Pike counties. 

AEL instructors are required to have a bachelor's degree.  Proficiency in a second language is not required for ESL instructors.  AEL certification is required and is provided through the program. Teachers are required to maintain their AEL certification by attending 20 hours of professional development in-service training each year.  All positions are part-time.

Substitute teachers are also needed.  The minimum academic requirement for substitute teachers is 60 college credit hours.

Accessibility Services

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for persons defined as disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students must initiate a request for such services and must provide written disability documentation from qualified professionals. Requests must be made 1-8 weeks prior to attendance at the first class. In some instances, it may be necessary for the student to delay registration or to withdraw from the course to allow the college ample time to provide appropriate accommodations. Students may contact Pam Bova, the coordinator of accessibility services, at 636-922-8247 or e-mail pbova@stchas.edu. For more information, go to http://www.stchas.edu/academics/student-resources/accessibility-services/.

Scholarship Information

All GED and English as a Second Language classes offered through the Adult Education and Literacy Department are free. GED and ESL students who enroll in credit classes at SCC may be eligible to apply for scholarships through the college. For scholarship information, go to www.stchas.edu/scholarships.