Adult Student Resources

Whether you are seeking a high school diploma or equivalency diploma (GED/HiSET), want to improve your English, or are preparing for a job, college or training, you can rely on Tri-C's Options for Adults to help you find no-cost educational services.

Tri-C Access Centers will connect you easily and conveniently with the education and skill-building you need to become college-ready. These programs can lead to a job with family-supporting wages or put you on a path to a college degree. The centers offer a range of services designed to meet you wherever you are in your education or career.

More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.

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Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and noncredit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.

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Whether you're a student starting your career, a job seeker advancing to the next level, or an employer strategizing for the future, the Workforce Innovation division is your partner for success.

For 50 years, Encore 55+ Learning has been a premier provider of education to individuals 55 and older, offering opportunities to expand their horizons, engage with ideas, and exercise their minds. The instructors are experts who want to share their passions. No homework and tests required — just education, fun, courses, tours and socializing!

Tri-C also offers Program 60 to Ohio residents aged 60 and older, which allows them to register for regularly scheduled credit (and a limited number of noncredit) classes on an audit, tuition- and fee-free, space-available basis.