Adult Education
HiSET Classes
Adult Education Provided by Metro Action
Services: Preparation for the GED/HiSet exam for adults 18+. Classes are held online. Regular attendees are eligible for bus passes/transportation support and weekly stipends. Cost of GED/HiSet exam is covered.
Application: Orientation every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Goodwill Lifesey Center, located 937 Herman Street 615-742-4151
www.nashville.gov/Metro-Action-Commission/Community-Programs/Adult- Education.aspx
Begin Anew – Madison Church of Christ
Services: Free HiSET classes.
Application: Email madison@beginanew.org
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6 – 8 p.m.
Begin Anew – Online Campus
Services: Free HiSET classes.
Requirements: Requires device and internet connection.
Application: Email online@beginanew.org
Begin Anew – Nashville First Baptist Church
Services: Free HiSET classes.
Requirements: Women Only.
Application: Email nashville@beginanew.org
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6 – 8 p.m.
Begin Anew – The Church at Woodbine
Services: Free HiSET classes.
Application: Email woodbine@beginanew.org
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6 – 8 p.m.
Division of Adult Education, Nashville
Services: Provides services to adults to help build the knowledge and skills necessary for High School Equivalency, employment, post secondary opportunities, and self sustainability.
Eligible if: You are at least 18, you are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school, you don’t have a high school diploma or you need help with math, reading, and writing OR you struggle to read, write, or speak English.
To enroll: Call 615-741-7057 OR Email Adulteducation@tn.gov
Other: Check website or call for locations and different programs.
Martha O’Bryan Center
Services: After initial testing, we provide a personalized digital learning plan that is used in the classroom, with instructor support, and can be accessed from any computer for continued learning.
Other: For information regarding the program and test schedules, contact Judy Rye, 615- 760-4041 or email jrye@marthaobryan.org.
Hours: Monday – Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., instructors schedule one-on-one-tutorials in the afternoons and all day Thursdays, by appointment. HiSET testing is provided by appointment only.
WA Bass Learning Center
Services: Bass Adult High School is part of the MNPS school system. Self-paced, in-person classes and all graduating students receive a Metro Nashville Public Schools high school diploma.
Requirements: Students must be at least 18 years of age and live in Davidson county. All students are accepted.
Application: Prospective students can go to our website to read more about the program and complete the online application.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Workforce Essentials
Services: High School Equivalency, Integrated English Literacy and Civics
Requirements: Any adult age 18+ lacking a High School Diploma or is an English Language Learner
Application: Register for a weekly orientation by calling 1-800-826-3177
Other: In person and Zoom classes.
Hours: Hours vary by location.
multiple locations listed online
YWCA of Nashville
Services: Offers free HiSET (formerly known as GED) many classes are held online, if there is no access to internet, computer, or phone, instructors can send material and work one on one. For more information contact Vanessa Johnson at vanessa.helbig.johnson@ywcanashville.com
Application: Register online
Financial Education
Apprisen
Services: Provides certified financial counselors that provide credit counseling, debt management, foreclosure prevention, homebuyer education, and financial literacy training.
Requirements: No restrictions
Application: Call to make an in-person or phone appointment. Can also apply online.
Other: No charge for initial counseling session. Maintaining program fees subject to change but never exceed $45 set-up and a monthly $45. Apprisen does NOT deny service if client is unable to pay. Fee may be reduced or eliminated.
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; 24/7 Assistance available by phone at 800-355-2227
Nashville Financial Empowerment Center
Services: Provides counseling to plan your future, establish or improve credit, manage debt, create a budget, increase savings, maximize cash flow. Available in English or Spanish.
Requirements: Services in Spanish.
Application: Schedule an appointment online or by calling 615-748-3620
The Salvation Army Pathway of Hope
Services: A network of support, sense of community, holistic programs, spiritual guidance, connections to: job training, health services, childcare, education, housing options, legal services, and more.
Requirements: Must have at least one child under the age of 18 in the household.
www.salvationarmynashville.com
Multiple offices throughout Davidson County. Main office location
Transformation Nashville
Services: Provides financial education and loan assistance for emergency needs of housing, education, paying off existing payday and title loans, medical expenses, and expungement fees through Empower Credit. Can provide emergency loans under $1,000.
Requirements: Must live in Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County, debt payoff under $1,000, have steady income earned at a job or unearned but consistent, have a bank account.
Application: Apply online. Will need to scan or photograph and email the following: 2 forms of ID (front & back), recent bank statement, recent proof of consistent income, DOC of payday or title loan.
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tutoring And Career Programs
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Services: Adult Education & Outreach Department offers educational interpreter training, interpreting services, youth education and services, and ASL classes.
Application: Register online, by phone (voice/videophone), or email info@bridgesfordeafandhh.org
Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
615-248-8828 (voice), 615-290-5147 (videophone), 866-385-6524 (videophone toll free)
Elmahaba Center
Services: Elmahaba offers tutoring and ACT classes online weekly. We offer college application support by request and can review or consult on applications. Services in Arabic
Application: Email: mariam@elmahabacenter.org OR text: 615-567-3215. Applications sometimes close, but they have a wait list.
Other: Follow social media accounts for most up to date information. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elmahabacenternashville/ & Instagram: @elmahabacenter
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
Services: Provide educational services for individuals which includes Basic Digital Literacy, Financial Literacy and Grow with Google courses. Check website for a full list of all education and training courses.
Other: Virtual and in person classes. Check website to see times and locations.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
https://giveit2goodwill.org/careersolutions
Nashville Adult Literacy Council
Services: Offers free educational services to adults: one-on-one tutoring; English classes; citizenship classes; GED classes; workplace literacy
Office Hours: Wednesday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Online Service Hours: Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Nashville International Center for Empowerment
Services: Education, Health, Employment, Resettlement, Immigration programs. Free childcare during Adult English Language classes, Middle School, High School, and Refugee School Improvement programs after and during school. Adult Education: English Literacy and Civics, Citizenship classes, Naturalization services.
Other: Email: information@empowernashville.org
Hours: Monday- Friday 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
www.empowernashville.org/adult-education
National Council on Aging
Services: Provides opportunity to learn new or refresh job skills, job readiness training as well as job placement services to mature adults who are 55 years old and older with barriers to employment trying to re-enter the job market. Trainees receive on the job training, basic computer skills, soft skills, and GED classes, if needed. Trainees receive a stipend while in training.
Requirements: 55 years old or older, unemployed, meet low income family guidelines.
Application: Call NCOA office at 615-360-9797 to obtain a pre-application packet. Applicants will be screened for eligibility and an appointment scheduled with an Employment Facilitator.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Room In The Inn
Services: Comprehensive adult education programming, including classes in alcohol & drug recovery, spirituality, computer skills, job skills, housing readiness, creative arts, health, life skills, and more.
Read to Succeed
Services: Provides Rutherford County by offering free literacy programs and events for adults and children. Read To Succeed supports this mission by fostering literacy partnerships between providers, educators, community helpers and business owners, creating events and programming to promote literacy and providing resources. Services in Spanish and Arabic.
Application: Contact alcoordinator@readtosucceed.org
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Urban League of Middle Tennessee
Services: Job training and services for adults in job seeking and personal development skills. Specific support services include: Basic computer skills support and online job search support, resume preparation, interview skills training, and employer presentations. Provides K-5 students with reading literacy coaches and grades 9-12 under-served African American students with support services.
Requirements: Adults seeking employment, underemployed adults.
Other: Email: ulmt@ulmt.org
Hours: Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
YMCA Latino Achievers
Services: Created to support and be in solidarity with Middle Tennessee’s Latino families. Whether it’s celebrating Latinos’ wonderful cultural heritage, helping parents learn English or equipping their children with the academic tools they’ll need to graduate high school and attend college, Latino Achievers is about supporting and empowering Latino communities in a safe space.
Application: Virtual programming, contact program staff listed on program pages on website.
Other: Email: latinoachievers@ymcamidtn.org
https://www.ymcamidtn.org/locations/y-cap-davidson/programs/achievers