• Educational information and referral
• Course selection assistance
• Employment counseling and job training for single parents and displaced homemakers
• Veterans’ educational benefits
• Payment plans
• ACE scholarships - available to low-income adults living or working in Fairfax County who wish to enhance their job skills. ACE scholarship application.
• ADA accommodations
• Underage waivers for students age 17 and under

For more information or an appointment, call a Student Services office:

Bryant ACE Center 703-660-2065 or 703-660-2015
ACE Learning Lab (Herndon) 703-707-9817
TTY (All locations) 703-658-1266

One-Stop Employment Centers
Adult and Community Education is a proud participant in Northern Virginia's workforce development system.

See www.myskillsource.org for detailed information.

24-Hour Information Lines

Recorded information for your convenience:

Volunteer Learning Program
Established in 1975, the Volunteer Learning Program provides tutoring services to adult learners and is designed to meet the needs of Fairfax County adults seeking to improve their reading, writing, and mathematics skills and/or obtain their high school credentials.

Find out how to be a tutor or request a tutor.

Notes: The Volunteer Learning Program received Fairfax County's 2008 volunteer service award for Outstanding Volunteer Program. Read press release.

The Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees selected the Volunteer Learning Program as a 2007 Community Service Partner in recognition of their outstanding service contribution to the Fairfax County Public Library system. More

Learn more about the process that brings learner and tutor together and how the partnership evolves. Chronicle Newspapers writer Ruth Baja Williams highlights the Volunteer Learning Program. More

Education For Independence (EFI)
EFI is a program for single parents and displaced (widowed, separated, or divorced) homemakers that includes counseling, job training, and support services.

Requirements for eligibility:

• Must have custody of minor-age children.
• Must be legally able to work in the United States.
• Must meet income guidelines.

Veterans
ACE is a certified provider of education and training for veterans. Veterans can use their educational benefits to pay for certain apprenticeship courses of study, such as electricity, plumbing, HVAC and surveying. For more information, call an ACE Student Services office.

VA State War Veteran Honorary Diploma
Attention Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War: if you were unable to complete high school due to your service in the military, you are eligible to receive a diploma in recognition of your service and life experience. If you are interested in applying for the Commonwealth of Virginia World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War Honorary High School Diploma, please contact Beth Godoy at 703-503-6407 for more information. Diploma recipients will be invited to participate in an upcoming adult high school graduation ceremony.

ACE Training and Scholarship Foundation
The Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization created to provide tuition assistance to low- and moderate-income adult students needing to enroll in occupational training, basic education, high school completion, apprenticeship, or certificate programs offered by ACE

The Foundation has awarded over 100 ACE scholarships to date! We appreciate the Foundation’s recognition of ACE adult education programs as a valuable resource to the community and gratefully acknowledge the support of its donors.

For information on how you or your organization can help Fairfax County invest in our workers and build community through lifelong learning, contact the ACE Foundation Board of Trustees at 703-658-1210 or visit their website at www.ace-foundation.org.