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Student Services

• Education Information / Career Guidance
• One-Stop Employment Centers
• 24-Hour Phone Lines
• ESOL Volunteer Opportunities
• Education for Independence
• Veterans
• ACE Training and Scholarship Foundation

Education Information / Career Guidance

Career guidance is available upon request. Support may include:

• 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 Student Services:

Bryant ACE Center 703-660-2065 or 703-660-2015
TTY 703-658-1266

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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.

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24-Hour Information Lines

Recorded information for your convenience:

General information		703-658-1200
	En español	703-658-1286
	Vietnamese	703-658-1287
How to register		703-658-1268
Closings/cancellations		703-658-1203
ESOL classes		703-658-1276
ESOL closings		703-658-1274
Refund policy		703-658-2741
Driver education		703-658-1273

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ESOL Volunteer Opportunities

Would you like to assist ESOL teachers and students at major ESOL sites? Call Carolyn Kulisheck at 703-658-2755 if interested.

Free training opportunities to community volunteer ESOL teachers.

• Held at locations throughout Fairfax County.
• Saturday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
• Advanced reservations are required.

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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.
• Must be a Fairfax County resident.

For an application, contact ACE Student Services.

EFI is supported by grants and donations. Supporters include the Fairfax County Consolidated Community Funding Pool.

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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-R and surveying. For more information, contact ACE Student Services.

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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.

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