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EDUCATION

Crawford County Adult Education Center

The Crawford County Adult
Education Center (CCAEC) has been
serving the Crawford County community
and residents since 2001. CCAEC is
located at 301 Mt. Vista Boulevard in
Van Buren, and is open Monday and
Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00
pm, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00
a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from
9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
CCAEC offers the following programs
and services: GED preparation, GED
exams, English as a Second Language
(ESL), Citizenship, Computer Literacy,
Financial Literacy, English, Math
& Social Studies Classes, College
Preparation, TABE Testing, Workforce
Alliance for Growth in the Economy
(WAGE) Certificates, the National
Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC),
Parents As Teachers (PAT) Program, Judge Baker was named 2023 Adult Education Supporter of the Year by the Arkansas
OSHA 10 Certifications, Welding Association of Continuing and Adult Education. He is pictured with his wife, Sharon and
Program, Home Helpers Personal Care CCAEC Director Dr. Debbie Faubus-Kendrick. Photo by Sharon Blount-Baker
Assistant Program, Basic Introduction
to Construction, and Civil Service Exam
Preparation. Programs and courses are At OG&E, we do more
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the Center about current availability.
The CCAEC Alternative Sentencing We energize Van Buren.
Program provides a robust partnership
with the Crawford County Justice
Center, Crawford County District Court,
Child Support Court, Drug Court and
Probation Office to provide training
and education as an alternative to
incarceration for justice involved © 2023 OGE Energy Corp.
individuals.
In September 2021, the CCAEC
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in adult education by the Advancing
Innovation in Adult Education project,
led by Manhattan Strategy Group.
The project, which is funded by the
U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Career, Technical, and Adult Education Betty Lyles Broker Martha Rudell Mary Jo Weidman Jerel Driscoll
459-5368
650-0596
459-1002
883-6277
(OCTAE), named CCAEC as one of
only nine practices selected nationally
for innovative approaches modeling
effective integrated education and
training (IET) programs, transitioning Bob England Patricia Branson Tyler Jones Kori Stewart
414-0804 353-2881 221-7640 926-2988
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