KQED | Adult Learning Resource Guide: San Francisco

BY COUNTY
• Alameda
• Contra Costa
• Marin
• Napa
• San Francisco
• San Mateo
• Santa Clara
• Solano
• Sonoma

BY SERVICE
ABE
• ABE
• Adult Education Diploma
• Computer-Assisted Learning

ESL
• Citizenship
• Distance Learning ESL
• ESL

Family Services
• Family Literacy and Services
• Health Workshops
• Life Skills
• Mini Learning Center
(after-school homework program)
• Older Adult Program
• Parenting Workshops
• Pediatric Literacy

GED/High School Diploma
• GED
• GED Test
• High School Diploma

Literacy Skills/Resources
• Adult Literacy
• ELL
• Inmate Literacy
• Reading and Writing
• Spanish Literacy Class
• Workplace Literacy
• Writing

Workplace Skills/Resources
• Business Education
• Job Placement
• Job Training
• Vocational Training
• Workplace Preparation

Additional Services
• Classes at Community Organizations and Workplaces
• College Prep
• Computer Classes
• Counseling
• Indepedent Study Program
• Pre-GED
• Spanish Class

County: San Francisco

LOCATION	SERVICES OFFERED / HOURS
San Francisco County
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Adult Learning and Tutorial Center 31 Gough St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Lynne Semi-Veligitone, Intake Officer Main (415) 241-2300 Web site www.ccsf.edu	ABE Computer-Assisted Learning Pre-GED Mon - Thurs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Alemany Campus 750 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA 94109 Gary Tom, Dean Main (415) 561-1875 Alternate phone (415) 561-1878 Fax (415) 561-1882 Web site www.ccsf.edu	Adult Literacy - For non-native English speakers. Computer Classes ESL ESL Literacy VESL Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fri from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students must take a placement test. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Chinatown/North Beach Campus 940 Filbert St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Joanne Low, Dean Main (415) 561-1850 Fax (415) 561-1857 Alternate phone (415) 561-1017 Web site www.ccsf.edu	Citizenship Computer Classes - Short-term only. Counseling ESL ESL by TV ESL Citizenship ESL Literacy Job Training VESL Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students must 18 or older and residents of San Francisco. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Downtown Campus 800 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Joan Garfinkel, Counselor Stephen Glick, Dean Main (415) 267-6548 Fax (415) 267-6536 Email jgarfink@ccsf.org Web site www.ccsf.edu	College Prep Computer Classes Counseling ESL - Credit and non-credit ESL classes available. ESL by TV ESL Citizenship Job Placement Job Training VESL Mon - Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students must be referred through counselors. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO John Adams Campus 1860 Hayes St. San Francisco, CA 94117 Joe Kelleher, Incharge of Facility Linda Squires-Grohe, Dean Main (415) 561-1900 Direct (415) 561-1907, Ext. Joe Email jkellehe@ccsf.edu Web site www.ccsf.edu	College Prep Computer Classes Counseling ESL ESL by TV GED Job Training Pre-GED VESL Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Certain Sat from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Mission Campus 375 Alabama St. (temporarily) 3rd Fl. San Francisco, CA 94110 Carolota DelPortillo, Dean Main (415) 550-4384 Web site www.ccsf.edu	ABE College Prep Computer Classes Counseling ESL ESL Citizenship ESL Literacy GED Job Placement VESL Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fri from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students must be 18 or older. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Phelan Campus 50 Phelan Ave. San Francisco, CA 94112 Bob Balesteri, Dean of Admissions and Records Terry Hall, Dean of Instruction Main (415) 239-3000 Direct (415) 239-3291, Ext. Bob Direct (415) 239-3363, Ext. Terry Email rbalestr@ccsf.edu/thall@ccsf.edu Web site www.ccsf.edu	ABE Computer Classes Counseling ESL - Most ESL classes are credit-based. Family Literacy and Services GED Job Placement - At Career Center. Job Training Mon - Sun from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Students must be 18 or older. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Southeast Campus 1800 Oakdale Ave. San Francisco, CA 94124 Veronica Hunnicutt, Dean Main (415) 550-4344 Email vhunnicu@ccsf.edu Web site www.ccsf.edu	Biotech Computer Classes Counseling Distance Learning ESL Engineering Technology ESL ESL Citizenship ESL Literacy Older Adult Program Pre-GED Working Adult Degree Mon - Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Transitional Studies Office 1860 Hayes Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Jane Sneed, Chairperson Direct (415) 561-1811 Fax (415) 561-1861 Email jsneed@ccsf.edu Web site www.ccsf.org/Departments/Transitional_Studies	Adult Education Diploma GED High School Diploma Pre-GED Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Fri from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Non-credit courses are free for residents of California. Credit courses are fee-based.
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY 536 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105 Tim Gaherty, Incharge of Recruiting Main (415) 442-7800 Email info@ggu.edu/tgaherty@ggu.edu Web site www.ggu.edu	Computer Classes - Fee Mon - Fri from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY Project Read 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Randall Weaver, Director Main (415) 557-4388 Fax (415) 557-4375 Email projectread@sfpl.org Web site www.projectreadsf.org	Adult Literacy - One-on-one tutoring. Book Club Computer-Assisted Learning Family Literacy and Services Mon - Fri from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students must be 18 or older and speak English.
SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY San Jose Partners in Reading (PARS) 150 East San Fernando Str. San Francisco, CA 94112 Tina Oshaana, Coordinator Main (408) 808-2361 Fax (408) 808-2356 Alternate phone (408) 808-2363 Email tina.oshaana@sjlibrary.org Web site www.sjlibrary.org/services/literacy/index.html	ABE Book Club Computer Classes - Individualized instruction. Family Literacy and Services Small Group Classes Mon, Wed from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tues, Thurs, Fri from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students must be 18 or older, read and write below ninth-grade level, not be enrolled in school, speak and understand English well, live in San Jose, and commit to meeting with a tutor for a minimum of two hours a week for at least six months.
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO 2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117 Dena Davis, Director of Academic Support Services Main (415) 422-6534 Alternate phone (415) 422-6876 Email davisd@usfa.edu Web site www.usfca.edu/	College Prep Computer Classes ESL - Off campus. Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Mon - Fri from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For ESL classes, call (415) 422-2665.