Education & Training
Contact
lisa weston Bialy
WIOA Youth Employment Educator
lwb345@cornell.edu
6072398342
Last updated July 8, 2020
Occupational Training
BOCES offers Adult High school Equivalency and Occupational Skills Classes
Get to know your local BOCES program:
https://www.gstboces.org/adulted/
https://www.tstboces.org/Page/57
https://www.btboces.org/AdultEducation.aspx
http://www.ocmboces.org/adulted
https://www.dcmoboces.com/AdultEducation.aspx
http://metrixlearning.com/catalog-search.cfm
Job Corps is a FREE nationwide residential career training program. The program helps eligible young people ages 16 through 24 complete their high school education and trains them for meaningful careers.
Get Your College Education
SUNY has 64 campuses across NYS offering both online and classroom trainings in nearly 4,500 undergraduate academic programs
https://www.suny.edu/attend/get-started/first-year...
CollegeBoard offers perspective students many tools. From academic program and career search tools, study materials for college entrance exams to help finding scholarships.
Apply for Federal Student Financial Aid
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Get Your High School Equivalency Diploma
Classes and TASC exams are offered to NYS residents free of charge.
Owego GED/TASC* Classes
Where: Tioga County Career Center (Health and Human Services Building) When: Monday and Wednesday, 12:30pm-4:30pm
Waverly Village Hall, Ithaca St Waverly When: Tuesday and Thursday, 9 AM to 12 PM
Spencer Van-Etten High School When: Monday 5 PM to 8 PM
Distance learning:
GST Boces offers distance learning to young adults 21 and over. 607-739-7684
TST Boces offers distance learning to individuals who TABE test at a Lvl 3 and up. 607-257-1561
https://tstboces.org/adult-education/high-school-e...
To Learn more or to register for classes call: 607-739-7684
NYS subsidizes the cost of administering a HSE classes & exams.
To learn more about the TASC, you can visit the website: www.tasctest.com
* Since January 2014, students have been taking The TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) produced by CBT/McGraw Hill. New York State no longer uses the GED exam.
Need Assistance
Acces-VR Provides services to assist individuals with disabilities to obtain employment. 1-800-888-5010
Literacy Volunteers of Broome and Tioga Counties, Inc.
Tutoring Lab: Wednesdays noon -1:30pm at HHS building.
Tioga Adult Learning Lab: Offers no cost computer classes & a FREE computer lab. Classes & workshops are held Mon-Thurs. Rm 225, Owego-Applalacin Middle School, Sheldon Guile Blvd, Owego https://broometiogaliteracy.org/tall-program/
