Richland One's Adult and Community Education Program Receives Three Awards

Richland One’s adult and community education program received three awards from the S.C. Office of Adult and Community Education.

The program received the Palmetto Performers award, which is given to the top 12 school districts in South Carolina with the highest number of high school credentials awarded during the 2003-04 school year, based on the 2000 Census count for their county and the number of people lacking a credential.

The second award received, the Palmetto Achievers, was presented to 18 programs that met or exceeded state performance in all 12 categories during the 2003-04 school year.

The third award, Palmetto Go-Getters, was presented to counties with the highest number of high school credentials awarded during the 2003-04 school year. Richland One and Two generated 437 graduates, the highest in the state.

The district’s adult and community education program offers day and evening programs/classes including literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), parenting/family literacy, GED preparation, high school diploma completion, basic skills for the workplace, medical classes and computer literacy. For further information, call 343-2935.