The Good Neighbor Initiative supports the community and helps people improve their lives through education. This program offers GED® test preparation and other career skills workshops at no cost to community members. *The Good Neighbor Initiative can provide the help people need to reach their potential.
Good Neighbor Initiative services and classes are held at Stevens-Henager College, CollegeAmerica and California College San Diego.
Free Services
The Good Neighbor Initiative provides everything a member of the community needs to succeed—instruction, tutoring, books, computers and software, supplies and scrubs. The fees for the GED test and other exams are also paid for by the Good Neighbor Initiative.
Classes and Workshops
- Computers: Basic Training
- Microsoft® Office Fundamentals
- GED® Classes
Good Neighbor Initiative: Creating Change
As experts in education, Stevens-Henager College, CollegeAmerica, and California College San Diego launched the Good Neighbor Initiative in 2011 to prepare today's workforce for tomorrow's opportunities.
Each year more than one million Americans drop out of high school. And when compared to 30 similar countries, the U.S. is the only nation with a current generation that is less educated than the one before it. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2014, 80 percent of the fastest-growing jobs will require education or training beyond the high school level.1
People who have a high school diploma or GED credential are much more likely to be employed full time, and earn more than those without a high school diploma. Those with higher education are also more likely to live healthier, balanced lives and make greater contributions to their communities and economies.2
* All free services are not available at all campuses.
1 National Commission on Adult Literacy. (2008). Reach higher, America: overcoming crisis in the U.S. workforce. New York.
2 General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council on Education. (2008). Economic and noneconomic outcomes for GED credential recipients. Washington, D.C.
GED® and GED Testing Service® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education® and may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the American Council on Education.
These services are not within the institution's scope of accreditation. Participating in free services does not guarantee admission to the College's degree programs. The College only accepts students with a high school diploma or equivalent and who demonstrate the motivation and ability to succeed. Certain degree programs also require students to pass admissions tests.
