Adult and Community Education (ACE) Career and Outreach Services

Learn more about the student services Adult and Community Education offer.

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Career Guidance

Career guidance is available upon request. Support may include:

One-Stop Employment Centers

ACE is a proud participant in Northern Virginia's Workforce Development System. Learn more about the Job Seekers Resources.

Americans with Disabilities Act

For accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, contact the Career and Outreach Specialist at least 15 business days in advance. Adult and Community Education will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations; however, failure to request an accommodation in advance of the specified time frame may limit our ability to fulfill this request.

Requesting an ACE Accommodation

Your request should identify any specific accommodation you are seeking, such as an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or to participate in a class, service, or activity of ACE. Please submit your request as soon as possible but no later than fifteen (15) business days before the scheduled event or activity for which you require assistance. Please use this ACE Accommodation Request Form when submitting your request.

  1. Requests Related to an ACE class: If you are requesting an accommodation in connection with a specific class, then your request should be in writing, should reference the class, should be emailed to [email protected], and should comply with other applicable filing requirements, if any. Any such request should be made as far in advance of the requested implementation date as possible, and in any event should be made no less than fifteen (15) business days prior to the requested implementation date.
  2. Requests Not Related to an ACE class: If you have a disability and have trouble using ACE’s website or accessing any ACE services, programs, materials, or facilities, please advise us via U.S. Mail by submitting your written request to:

ACE Career and Outreach Specialist
7510 Lisle Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22043

Supporting information and documentation required: All requests for accommodation shall include a description of the specific accommodation sought. You may be asked to supply supporting documentation or records.

ACE Facilities: ACE will, to the extent that they are aware of any building issues, take reasonable measures to facilitate the accessibility of programs and activities to eligible students.

Confidentiality: All requests addressed to the ACE Career and Outreach Specialist will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law and will only be shared with other ACE staff as necessary to respond to the request.

Other Resources

CAE Certified Coursesblue circle with a check mark and the letters CAE

ACE is pleased to announce that we have Business and IT classes that are CAE certified through the American Society of Association Executives. Look for this logo when reviewing one of our selected classes. Visit the listing of CAE certified ACE classes.

ACE Scholarships

The ACE Foundation offers a limited number of scholarships each year for eligible classes in Apprenticeship, Health/Medical, and Business/IT.

Fall 2024 Applications

Scholarship applications for ACE classes starting in the fall of 2024 will be accepted for consideration from June 15, 2024 to August 15, 2024.

Request an application by emailing [email protected]

FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires adult students to sign a release before school records can be released to a third party.

Examples of a third party could be:

  • a caseworker
  • an employer
  • a parent or 
  • a spouse

If you wish to have ACE share your ACE grades or progress in an ACE class with a third party you will need to

We will not be able to provide grades and attendance information to any third party for any adult student without this release on file in our offices.

Disclaimer: The Fairfax County Public Schools Adult and Community Education (FCPS ACE) program is not sponsored or endorsed by, or affiliated with, the American Council on Education (ACE).