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Service: Citizenship
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LOCATION SERVICES OFFERED / HOURS
Alameda County
AMADOR VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL 
Amador Valley Adult Education 
215 Abbey St. 
Pleasanton, CA 94566 
Glen Sparks, Principal  
 
Main (925) 426-4280  
Fax (925) 846-5317  
Web site www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us 
ABE 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
Foreign Languages - No 
GED Test 
High School Diploma 
Job Training 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Hayward Adult School 
22100 Princeton St. 
Hayward, CA 94541 
Karen Angarano, Principal  
 
Main (510) 293-8595  
Fax (510) 727-1139  
Email kangaran@husd.k12.ca.us 
Web site www.haywardadult.k12.ca.us 
Adult Literacy - Offered through the Learning Center. 
Adults with disabilities - No 
Apprenticeship - No 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
Health Workshops - No 
High School Diploma 
Job Training 
Older Adult Program 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Sat from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 171/2 or older.
Contra Costa County
ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Antioch Adult Education 
820 West Second St. 
Antioch, CA 94509 
Joe Berkich, Coordinator  
 
Main (925) 706-5454, Ext. 1213  
Fax (925) 778-5843  
Email joeberkich@antioch.k12.ca.us 
Web site www.antioch.k12.ca.us/prospects/adult.html 
ABE 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
Pre-GED 
 
Mon from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
Tues - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
MOUNT DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Loma Vista Adult Center 
1266 San Carlos Ave. 
Concord, CA 94518 
Pamela Norgaard, Director  
 
Main (925) 685-7340  
Fax (925) 687-8217  
Email norgaardp@mdusd.k12.ca.us 
Web site www.mdusd.k12.ca.us 
ABE 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
Job Placement - For adults with disabilities. 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
Workplace Preparation - Fee 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
 

San Francisco County
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.
San Mateo County
SAN MATEO UNION HIGH SCHOOL 
San Mateo Adult School 
789 East Poplar Ave. 
San Mateo, CA 94401 
Lawrence Teshara, Director  
 
Main (650) 558-2100  
Fax (650) 762-0232  
Email lteshara@smace.org 
Web site www.smace.org 
ABE 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
Job Training 
Pre-GED 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Sequoia District Adult School 
3247 Middlefield Road 
Middlefield Center, Room #1 
Menlo Park, CA 94025 
Patricia Cocconi, Director  
 
Main (650) 306-8866  
Fax (650) 365-2420  
Email pcocconi@seq.org 
Web site www.adultschool.seq.org 
ABE 
Adults with disabilities 
Citizenship 
ESL 
ESL by TV 
GED 
High School Diploma 
Job Training 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
 
Mon - Fri from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older. High school students will be enrolled by special arrangement only.
Santa Clara County
EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Andrew Hill Adult Center 
3200 Senter Road 
San Jose, CA 95123 
 
Main (408) 347-4390  
Web site www.esuhsd.org 
Citizenship 
ESL - Mon - Thurs from 7 to 9:40 p.m. 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
High School Diploma - No 
Math - No 
Pre-GED 
Writing 
 
Mon - Thurs from 6 to 10 p.m. 
 
Students must be older than 18.
EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Independence Adult Center 
625 Educational Park Drive 
San Jose, CA 95133 
Beverly Green, Associate Principal  
 
Main (408) 928-9300  
Fax (408) 928-9309  
Web site www.esuhsd.org 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes - Fee 
ESL 
GED 
High School Diploma 
Math 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
Fri from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Community Education students must be 18 or older. Vocational training students must be 18 or older, have a high school or college diploma, and take a placement test before enrolling.
EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Overfelt Adult Center 
1901 Cunningham Ave. 
San Jose, CA 95122 
Sandy Dilling, Community Education  
 
Main (408) 254-8101  
Fax (408) 254-8115  
Web site www.esuhsd.org 
Citizenship 
ESL 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Sunnyvale/Cupertino Adult Education Program 
591 West Fremont Ave. 
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 
Usha Narayanan, Program Manager  
 
Direct (408) 522-2737  
Fax (408) 737-9926  
Main (408) 522-2700  
Email usha_narayanan@fuhsd.org 
Web site www.ace.fuhsd.org 
ABE 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling - Limited to 10 hours per week. 
Distance Learning ESL 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
High School Diploma 
Job Training - Certificate program. 
Older Adult Program 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
Writing 
 
Mon - Fri from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older. Classes are offered at 23 different sites.
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM 
Center for Employment Training 
701 Vine Street 
Room 112 
San Jose, CA 95133 
Tanya Senanayake, ESL Coordinator  
 
Main (408) 534-5454  
Spanish (408) 534-5447  
Email tsenanayake@cet2000.org 
Web site www.cetweb.org/immigration 
Citizenship 
ESL 
 
Citizenship Mon, Tues, Thurs from 6 to 8 p.m. 
ESL Mon - Thurs from 6 to 8 p.m. 
 
Students must take a placement test before entering classes. Tests are given bi-weekly; please call for next testing date. Free on-site childcare available for students during classes.
METROPOLITAN EDUCATION DISTRICT 
Community Interest Program 
760 Hillsdale Ave. 
San Jose, CA 95136 
Janet Dreier, Assistant Superintendent, School District  
 
Main (408) 723-6533  
Fax (408) 723-6711  
Email register@metroed.net 
Web site www.metroed.net 
ABE 
Citizenship 
College Prep 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED - Fee 
Job Placement - Fee 
Job Training - Fee 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED - Fee 
The classes are offered through the Central County Occupational Center 
Workplace Preparation 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Fri from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Palo Alto Adult School 
50 Embarcadero Road 
Palo Alto, CA 94301 
Kara Rosenberg, Principal  
 
Main (650) 329-3752  
Fax (650) 329-8515  
Email adultschool@pausd.palo-alto.ca.us/krosenberg@pausd.org 
Web site www.paadultschool.org 
ABE - Independent studies. 
Adults with disabilities 
Citizenship 
Computer Classes - Fee 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services - ESL classes. 
GED - Independent studies. 
Health Workshops 
High School Diploma 
Older Adult Program 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
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