| Agency: |
Luzerne County Community College |
| Agency Contact person: |
Peg Rood |
| Agency Address: |
1333 S. Prospect St. |
| Agency Address 2: |
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| Agency City: |
Nanticoke |
| Agency State: |
PA |
| Agency ZIP: |
18634 |
| Agency E-mail: |
prood@luzerne.edu |
| Agency Telephone |
800.377.LCCC ext.325 |
| Agency Fax: |
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| Agency TTY: |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Corrections ED Services Offered |
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| 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 |
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| Saturday Classes |
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| By Appointment |
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| Other Services Offered |
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| 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. |
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