Agency: Luzerne County Community College
Agency Contact person: Peg Rood
Agency Address: 1333 S. Prospect St.
Agency Address 2:
Agency City: Nanticoke
Agency State: PA
Agency ZIP: 18634
Agency E-mail: prood@luzerne.edu
Agency Telephone 800.377.LCCC ext.325
Agency Fax:
Agency TTY:
Web Site: www.luzerne.edu/workforce/alta.jsp
Class locations: Hazleton, Nanticoke, Wilkes-Barre
Agency Type: Community College/University
County(ies) in which program operates: Luzerne
WIA Area 9. Luzerne-Schuylkill Counties WIA
ABLE Region: Central-Northeast
Literacy Services Offered
ABE Services Offered Yes
GED-ASE Services Offered Yes
ESL Services Offered Yes
Family Literacy Services Offered Yes
Workplace Services Offered Yes
Move Up Services Offered Yes
Distance Learning Services Offered
Corrections ED Services Offered
GED Test Center Services Offered Yes
Contracted number of students: 421
Number of staff: 10
Number of volunteers: 5
Non-English languages spoken by staff: Spanish
Morning Classes Yes
Afternoon Classes Yes
Evening Classes
Saturday Classes
By Appointment
Other Services Offered
Description ALTA provides basic education training to eligible clients including adult basic education (ABE), family literacy, workplace education, English as a Second Language (ESL), adult secondary education, General Educational Development (GED), and ABE-to-college transition instruction. Instructors holding a B.S. in Education (or related field) facilitate learning within small-group and whole-group instructional settings.