Online Courses through Ed2go are informative, fun, convenient, and highly interactive.  Courses are project-orientated and include lessons, quizzes, hands-on-assignments, discussion areas, supplementary links, and more.  

You can complete any course entirely from your home or office, any time of the day, utilizing our adult education office for academic and technology support.  Courses include expert instructors and 24-hour access for six-week blocks.  There are hundreds of course to choose from including popular favorites: 

Veterinary Assistant                                     Pharmacy Technician 

Web Design Certification                               Grant Writing 

Advanced A+ Certification: Hardware/OS II 

Online Certificate Programs Offered: 

Accounting Fundamentals Certificate 

Grant Writing & Non-Profit Management Certificate 

Leadership Certificate 

Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate

For information visit ed2go at http://www.ed2go.com/sprucemtn/ 

Write and edit better starting today. Gain confidence in your writing. Improve your communication skills. This course will reinforce the rules you learned in school and teach you some you didn't.   

Good grammar doesn't make good writing, but good writing demands good grammar. Whether you're a student or a professional, a career changer or a job seeker, Effective Grammar will equip you to write more effectively from day one.   You'll learn it all—from grammar basics to more advanced concepts like parallelism and agreement to the finer points of capitalization and punctuation. After completing this certificate, you'll be a master of commas, complete sentences, common sense writing, and more.   

Put an end to grammar mistakes that detract from your work. The grammar knowledge you'll gain will contribute to whatever kind of writing you produce. Everything you learn will elevate your communication skills and help you present polished, professional writing every time.

CEUs/ILUs: 3.2

Length (in hours): 32

This is a two-month program with quarterly start dates.

This program prepares students to understand and use electronic records in a medical practice. The course reviews the implementation and management of electronic health information using common electronic data interchange systems and maintaining the medical, legal, accreditation and regulatory requirements of the electronic health record. This test prep program meets the necessary requirements to take the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Electronic Health Record Management exam and be prepared to sit for the National Healthcareer Association NHA) Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist exam.

The cost of this program is $1,299. Please call our office at 929-9185 to talk with our advisor and sign up for this program!

Everyone asks for your email address these days! Do you need help navigating the whole email process? In this class, you will create an email address for yourself and learn the basics of sending and receiving messages. Practice opening, replying and forwarding email so you can communicate with friends, family and professionals. Start anytime! Please call for an appointment. Registration: four 1-hour sessions $40. 

START ANYTIME!  Job searching? Let’s sharpen your job skills! Do you need to create or update your resume, create a (professional!) email account, learn Microsoft Office basics, or refine your existing skills? Our Certified Career Services Provider/Advisor, Suzette, will work one-on-one with you over six sessions to meet your career-focused computer needs. Work on creating documents appropriate for the workplace and/or the basics of sending and receiving email messages as well as opening and attaching files. Call for more information or to set up a schedule. Registration: 6-week session, $50.

This course addresses important employment law requirements in the US and covers the implementation of employment policies. Employment law is dynamic and changing quickly, from digital communications to the complex and evolving workplace, legal professionals need to know the intricacies of this discipline. Successful graduates of this course will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from the college or university of their choice. There are additional book fees for this course.

Course dates: March 7- April 22; May 2 - June 17; June 27 - August 12. 

Please call us to register for this class at 207-247-2022.

Whether preparing for the HiSET exam, working on skills for career advancement, or earning credits toward an adult education diploma, students will work within an individualized program to improve their knowledge of English topics, ranging from crafting essays to exploring poetry.  

If you, or someone you know, want to practice strategies for reading and writing in a safe, friendly environment, this is the course for you. 

Reading and writing are complex.  The teacher will share the skills necessary to understand what you read, and to build your vocabulary and your confidence with writing.  Using articles, books, vocabulary exercises and online computer applications, increase your ability to read, write, remember, and feel confident in the world.  This is an in-person class with ongoing enrollment through May.

Emily Nash brings many years of experience teaching adult education and has strong skills in designing curriculum to meet the real needs of students. She’s respectful and sensitive to the needs of adult learners and is always a good listening ear. She loves to read, and between stints as an adult education teacher, she is a seasonal professional landscaper. Emily is a student advisor, and teaches English, HiSET prep and Multilingual Learners. 

If you are interested in learning more about this class, call 207.664.7110, or email adultedinfo@ellsworthschools.org for an appointment with a student advisor.