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Service: Vocational Training
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LOCATION SERVICES OFFERED / HOURS
Alameda County
BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Berkeley Adult School 
1701 San Pablo Ave. 
Berkeley, CA 94702 
Margaret Kirkpatrick, Principal  
 
Main (510) 644-6130  
Fax (510) 664-6784  
Web site bas.berkeley.net 
ABE 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
Life Skills - For low-income Berkeley residents aged 17 through 80. 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training - Fee 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older or have special permission. For Life Skills class, contact Jeanette Sarmiento.
CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Castro Valley Adult School 
4430 Alma Ave. 
Castro Valley, CA 94546 
Jerry Green, Director  
 
Main (510) 886-1000  
Fax (510) 537-8537  
Web site www.cvadult.org 
ABE 
College Prep 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling 
ESL 
Foreign Languages - No 
GED 
High School Diploma - No 
Job Training 
Parenting Workshops - No 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training - No 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older.
PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Amador Valley Adult Education 
215 Abbie St. 
Pleasanton, CA 94566 
Glen Sparks, Principal  
 
Main (925) 426-4280  
Fax (925) 846-5317  
Web site www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/adulted 
Computer Classes - Fee 
ESL 
GED 
High School Diploma 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
 
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.
UC BERKELEY EXTENSION 
New Learning Clinic 
2222 Harold Way 
Berkeley, Ca. 94720 
Diana Wu, Acting Chair  
 
Main (510) 643-8727  
Alternate phone (510) 642-5496  
Direct (510) 643-9878  
Email dwu@unex.berkeley.ca/ askeducation@unexberkeley.edu 
Web site www.unex.berkeley.edu/dept/edu 
Adult Literacy 
Assessment and remediation in reading, writing, math, spelling, study skills, academic self-esteem, language, dyslexia, non-verbal learning, social and organizational skills - Fee 
ESL 
Vocational Training 
 
Mon - Thurs from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
 
For children, adolescents and adults with learning issues.
San Mateo County
JEFFERSON UNION HIGH SCHOOL 
Adult Education Division 
699 Serramonte Blvd. 
Suite 100 
Daly City, CA 94015 
Marion Parashis, Registrar  
Allen Sinor, Director, Adult Education Division  
 
Main (650) 550-7878  
Fax (650) 550-7879  
Email asinor@juhsd.k12.ca.us 
Web site www.juhsd.k12.ca.us/aed/index.htm 
ABE 
Adult Literacy 
ESL - Family Literacy program. 
GED 
Health Workshops 
High School Diploma 
Job Placement 
Older Adult Program 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
 
Mon - Fri from 8:30 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 
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.
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.
MOUNTAIN VIEW/LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Mountain View/Los Altos Adult School 
333 Moffett Blvd. 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
Laura Stefanski, Principal  
 
Main (650) 940-1333  
Fax (650) 967-4699  
Email laura.stefanski@mv.la.net 
Web site www.mvlaae.net 
ABE 
Computer Classes - Fee 
Counseling - Career only. 
ESL 
Family Literacy and Services 
GED 
High School Diploma 
Job Training 
Older Adult Program 
Parenting Workshops 
Pre-GED 
Vocational Training 
 
Mon - Thurs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 
Fri from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
 
Students must be 18 or older to enroll. If aged 16 or 17, must have permission from original high school. On-site day care available for ESL and GED students.
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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