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Lycoming County Supports Learning
Survival Strategies
for the High School Dropout
The Learning Center 
123 East Fourth Street, 570-321-0200 Williamsport, PA
...all you need is a little tlc
www.lycolearns.org
THE CHOICE
You had many reasons
for dropping out of school.
That choice may have seemed
right to you at the time. But the
price that you may eventually pay
can be great. Young people who
don’t complete high school face
more problems in later life
than do people who graduate.
Like it or not, most employers
want to hire employees
who do have a diploma.
You’re not alone. Thousands of students face challenges as dropouts. This guide has been developed to give you information about The Learning Center programs.
Earnings and Opportunities
for Dropouts ~ the FACTS:
• The earning gap between dropouts and people with a high school diploma is widening.
• Dropouts will earn $200,000 less than high school graduates over their lifetime.
• More than 860,000 adults worldwide take the GED Tests each year.
• GED graduates include comedian Bill Cosby, actor Christian Slater, Delaware’s Governor Ruth Ann Minner, and U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado.
• One out of every seven school diplomas issued per year in the United States is based on passing the GED tests.
• More than 95% of U.S. employers consider GED graduates the same as traditional high school graduates in regards to hiring, salary and opportunity for advancement.
Getting your GED
Call The Learning Center
in Williamsport at 570-321-0200
Finding a Job
Call CareerLink in Williamsport at 570-601-5465
CareerLink can:
• Help you do a job search using the Internet
• Inform you of job openings
• Help you put together a job resume
• Help you develop interview skills
Get a Library Card call 570-326-0536
The James V. Brown Library can:
• Help you connect with The Learning Center
• Provide you with free Internet access
• Set you up with online GED practice tests
• Help you find information on technical or trade
schools, Penn College or other learning
opportunities
Explore Higher Education
The Learning Center can help GED students in preparing for the admissions test to enter the
Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Penn College Advisement Center 570- 320-5228
Options to Finish Your Basic Education
Once you are ready to improve yourself and your job possibilities, consider finishing your basic education. The Learning Center offers FREE GED classes.
THE GED PROGRAM. The GED carries the same weight as a regular high school diploma. Some employers feel it even shows an extra level of achievement.
Those who earned a GED reported the following benefits: felt better about themselves, improved their life in general, encouraged their children to finish school, got a better job, enrolled in additional schooling, and increased income.
GED classes are available to anyone who is at least 16 years old and has dropped out of high school. Before you can take the GED test, you must be at least 18 years old, or your high school class has already graduated. You can take the GED test before the age of 18 if you have a letter from a post-secondary institution stating that you will be enrolled as soon as you have your GED or you have a letter from an employer who says that you will be hired as soon as you have passed the GED test.
GED classes are FREE!
GED classes are held year round at various times and locations in Lycoming County. Ccall 570-321-0200.
GED classes are small so you can get the help you need. If you need a tutor, one can be provided to work with you at your pace.
At The Learning Center we want you to succeed and we have the tools to help.
POST SECONDARY OPTIONS
TECHNICAL TRAINING
It's a fact: 80% of the good jobs available in the 21st centrury, jobs that pay well and provide good benefits, require some technical training... either a one or two year technical training program. However to enter into a post secondary technical training school, you need either a High School Diploma or a GED.
COLLEGE DEGREE
GED graduates can enroll in about 95% of U.S. colleges and universities. However, only 20% of today's jobs require a college degree.
THE U.S. ARMED FORCES
The U.S. Armed Forces is one of the largest employers and TRAINERS of America's young people. Each year, about 200,000 men and women are selected for active duty enlisted positions in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.
People who can work with their hands, as well as their minds, are in great demand. Skilled and trained plumbers, mechanics, technicaians, and carpenters have excellent career outlooks. You can even start your own business or shop.
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