Workforce Development and Community Services - Customized Training, Continuing Education, and Adult Opportunity Center

Sep 14, 2026

Workforce Development and Community Services Division provides employer services and community education outreach for Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties. It delivers college credit and noncredit courses, customized contract training, and onsite or offsite employer training aligned with business needs. Offerings include tailored programs, organizational accountability development training, continuing education short-term noncredit classes with refund terms, online noncredit courses via Ed2Go, and the Aspire Adult Opportunity Center with adult literacy, GED preparation, orientation, and individualized learning plans.

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Workforce Development and Community Services

Customized Training

Organizational Development Training

Continuing Education

Online Noncredit Courses (Ed2Go)

Adult Opportunity Center (Aspire)

Workforce Development and Community Services 74 Workforce Development and Community Services Workforce Development and Community Services The Workforce Development and Community Services Division is the employer services and community education outreach arm of the College. It serves the College’s service area of Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties. The Division provides college credit and noncredit courses, customized training, onsite and offsite employer services, customized contract training, and employer services according to business needs. Both credit and non-credit classes and training are offered. The training can be conducted at the business site or at any College campus location. For information, contact the Vice President of Enrollment and Workforce Innovation at 800-628-7722, Ext. 3510. Customized Training Southern State offers many types of training and programs, but we can go beyond our standard offerings and completely customize a program to meet your specific needs. Let us know what you need and we can design a non-credit, high-impact, condensed program to help you meet your company goals. Do you need to improve customer retention? Would you like your staff to become proficient in utilizing all the new features of the latest Microsoft® Word or Excel versions? Would you like to improve general performance in a non-threatening environment? We can help with all of these and much more! Customized training services through the Workforce Development Division are available (but not limited to) such areas as: maintenance technology; business writing; communication; supervisory, management, and leadership training; employment skills, and workplace math. Portable wireless computers can be provided at no cost, to deliver onsite computer training for business and industry. Organizational Development Training The term “accountability” is being heard more and more often, and is a behavior that many organizations and individuals say they value in the people around them. However, the term is defined differently by organizations and individuals alike, and the opinions on how to develop more “accountability” are plentiful. If you are interested in improving the atmosphere of accountability for yourself and your organization, and/or your organization has promoted from within and would like to improve the supervisory/lead skills of those promoted, this training is for you! For more information, please call 800-628-7722, Ext. 3510. Continuing Education The College’s Office of Continuing Education offers short-term, noncredit courses for personal enrichment, professional development, certification for licensure, and more, in a more relaxed and flexible format. These courses are offered for children and adults of all ages. The Office of Continuing Education offers these courses at all of Southern State’s sites and they are listed in a separate publication. A 100% refund will be given within 30 days if a course is cancelled or if the student formally withdraws prior to the first class meeting. Senior fee reduction does not apply to continuing education courses. For more information on any continuing education course, please call 800-628-7722, Ext. 3510. Online Noncredit Courses (Ed2Go) If you prefer to do your studying from the comfort of your own home, we offer numerous online (noncredit) courses to quench your thirst for knowledge. To view our selection and choose the courses best suited for you, visit: [http://www.ed2go.com/sscc](http://www.ed2go.com/sscc). For more information on any continuing education course including online noncredit courses, please contact the program’s Coordinator at 800-628-7722, Ext. 3510. Southern State Community College 2026-2027 Workforce Development and Community Services 75 Adult Opportunity Center Aspire Aspire (formerly known as Adult Basic and Literacy Education-ABLE) classes are provided on each campus and in several off-campus

FAQs

What types of training and courses does the division provide?

The division offers college credit and noncredit courses, customized training and contract training, and employer services. Training can be delivered onsite at businesses or at college campuses.

How does customized training work and what areas can it cover?

Programs can be tailored beyond standard offerings to meet specific company needs, using condensed, non-credit formats. Areas include maintenance technology, business writing, communication, supervisory and leadership training, employment skills, and workplace math.

What services are available through the Aspire Adult Opportunity Center?

Aspire provides adult literacy, GED preparation, college refresher/readiness, and workforce education. It includes assessment, orientation with pre-registration, and individualized learning plans to support reading, writing, math, and goal achievement.

Sep 14, 2026

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