| Adult Education Literacy And Extended Learning
(AELEL) |
| American Samoa Community College
Division of Adult Education Literacy and Extended Learning is designed
to fulfill the College’s mission of making educational services
available to the non-traditional student population of American
Samoa by offering credit and non-credit courses. Continuing Education
courses provide development, improvement and advancement of specific
and general work-related skills. In most cases, students in Continuing
Education courses earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) which cannot
be counted towards a college degree. However, if a specific course
meets the same academic requirements as a college credit course,
the student may petition the Dean of Instruction for permission
to use CEU as transfer credits, provided all other transfer requirements
are met.
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| AELEL Community Advisory Committee: Dr. Eneliko Sofa’i,
Dr. Lui Tuitele, Ms. Tasi Lili’o, Sister Sheila, Mrs. Elisapeta
Fa’alafi, Mr. Vaitoelau Filiga, Mrs. Tafa Mamea, Mrs. Fa’au’uga
S.L. Achica--Chairperson. |
| A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as “ten
contact hours of participation in an organized Continuing Education,
adult or extension experience under the supervision of a qualified
instructor.” The CEU should not be interpreted as a substitute
for college credit, but rather, as a means of recording and reporting
the Continuing Education activities achieved by an individual. |
| Certificates of Completion are awarded to all individuals
who successfully complete Continuing Education courses. |
| Continuing Education activities may have a direct
impact on current and future employment, and should be included on
resumes and/or applications for employment or promotion. Students
may obtain copies of transcripts of Continuing Education activities
by contacting the State Director of Adult Education Literacy and Extended
Learning. |
| Adult Basic Education (ABE) |
| Adult Basic Education provides instruction in the
basic academic areas of Mathematics and English as college preparatory
courses and for occupational skills. Courses range from English literacy
to government, health and consumer economics. |
| Classes are offered on the ASCC campus as well as
at work sites, villages and other convenient locations. ABE courses
are advertised in the local media and with the ASCC Schedule of Course
Offerings for each semester. |
| A General Education Diploma (GED) preparatory instruction
program is provided at no charge to any student who has not graduated
from high school and who is at least sixteen (16) years of age. Students
are taught the basic skills necessary to sit the GED examinations
in the following areas: Writing/Essay Skills, Science, Social Sciences,
Reading Skills and Mathematics. A student must be at least 18 years
old to sit the GED Exams in American Samoa. |
| The GED Examination is a nationally written and administered
battery test designated to measure high school-level education. The
Testing and Evaluation Division of the American Samoa Government Department
of Education administers the examination at regular intervals. Upon
successful completion of the tests, the American Samoa Department
of Education awards a high school diploma to the student. |
| Registration, Tuition and Fees |
| While a few limited enrollment classes require prior
registration, it is possible to enroll in most Continuing Education
courses by attending the first class session. Students must be at
least 16 years of age (high school student must receive permission
from their schools/parents) and provide Social Security numbers and
immigration status/clearance at the time of registration. Adult Education
classes are provided at no cost. Community Service classes are $35.00
per class. |