Saline County Adult Education Center
Pulaski Technical College operates the Saline County Adult Education Center at Benton offering General Educational Development (GED) preparation, basic skills, English as a Second Language (ESL), and computer literacy programs for residents of Saline County and the surrounding area. The center is located at 16936 Interstate 30 in Benton at Exit 117.
Steps for Enrollment
Enrollment is offered on an open-entry/open-exit policy.
- Complete the enrollment form. Students must be age 18 or over to enroll. Students aged 16 or 17 can enroll under certain guidelines.
- Submit an Arkansas picture I.D. or driver's license for proof of identification. A copy of the I.D. card will be made and kept in the student’s file.
- Complete an enrollment test in two parts: the LOCATOR and Test of Adult Basic Education (T.A.B.E). The T.A.B.E will be scored by machine and a diagnostic of the student’s academic strengths and weaknesses will be printed. This diagnostic tool will be utilized for instructional purposes.
- Complete a Washington State Learning Disabilities Screening Tool. If this tool and the student’s T.A.B.E scores reflect a need for more testing, then the student may be referred to another agency for a complete battery of tests to determine if the student has learning disabilities and will require accommodations. Instructors Janice Housley and Rebecca Ballard have been trained in accommodating students with learning disabilities.
Once a student is enrolled, then he/she may receive one-on-one instruction from a certified teacher during our regular hours of operation. The student will be post-tested with the T.A.B.E before 40 hours of instruction have been completed.
G.E.D. Testing
The student must pass the Official G.E.D. Practice Test with a minimum score of 410 in each of the five areas on the test (writing, social studies, science, reading, and math) and overall average of 450 before he/she can take the Official G.E.D. Test, which is by appointment only.
Hours of Operation
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday (except otherwise noted for holidays, school closings, and inclement weather. In case of inclement weather, Saline Country Adult Education Center closes with the Benton School District.)
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Saline Country Adult Education Center is committed to the policy of providing equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate in employment, admissions, programs, or any other educational functions and services on the basis of sex, disability, age, race, national origin, color, or religion.
Disability Services
Saline Country Adult Education Center is committed to fulfilling all federal requirements as stated in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Accommodations are available to students who have documented disabilities. Students needing accommodations must document their needs by providing medical, educational, and/or psychological records. Students should provide sufficient notification of needs prior to enrollment. Failure to provide sufficient notification may result in a delay of services. Contact Doris Pierce, coordinator of disability services, at Pulaski Technical College for more information. Phone is (501) 812-2796 or click here.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student’s educational records. Student educational records are considered confidential and may not be released to anyone other than the student without the written consent of the student; this includes the student’s parents and/or spouse.
Student Conduct, Discipline, Expulsion, Sexual Harassment, and Grievance Procedures
Saline County Adult Education Center will follow the policies and procedures as specified in the Pulaski Technical College Academic Catalog and/or Student Handbook regarding student conduct, discipline, expulsion, sexual harassment, and grievance procedures. The first point of contact for reporting sexual harassment and grievances is Yvonne Dougherty, director of the Saline Country Adult Education Center.
For questions pertaining to the Pulaski Technical College Saline County Adult Education Center, please contact the following:
Pulaski Technical College Saline County Adult Education Center
16936 I-30
Benton, AR 72019
(501) 778-3235
Fax (501) 778-0511