The Clinton Community College Adult Basic Education department will celebrate the High School Equivalency (HSE) Graduation on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., in the Clinton Community College Auditorium, 1000 Lincoln Boulevard, Clinton, IA. Twenty-five students will participate in the ceremony, with graduate addresses to be given by three students. The commencement speaker will be Iowa State Senator Rita Hart.
Since 2003 the Paul B. Sharar Foundation and the Eastern Iowa Community College Board of Directors have partnered, to offer each graduate of EICCD HSE program a three credit hour scholarship or the equivalent cost of a program that would lead to immediate employment.
The HSE program provides individuals who did not graduate from high school an opportunity to earn their diplomas. To do so, graduates are required to pass successfully five different State approved tests in Language Arts-Writing, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts-Reading, and Math. Minimum scores are required for each test area, as well as an overall minimum average score. Completing the tests requires weeks, sometimes months of dedicated study.
For more information about the HSE program, contact Clinton Community College at 563-244-7001.