English, Citizenship, & Workforce Classes

Our mission is to empower the community through low-cost adult education that cultivates essential daily living skills and enhance employability.

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English & Citizenship Classes

Education & Workforce Development prides itself in offering English as a Second Language & Citizenship Preparation courses. We offer six different levels of full English Immersion that improves listening, speaking, reading, & writing. Our classes in the morning & evening.

Our Citizenship classes help prepare students for the Naturalization Interview. Curriculum includes covering the 128 questions, reading & writing practices, U.S History, mock interviews, & understanding questions on the N-400 Application for Naturalization. Citizenship classes are in English, and students should have at least an Intermediate level of English to enroll.

What does the Naturalization Interview test on?

Speaking: Answer questions to show you can understand & speak English.

Reading: Read 1 of 3 sentences correctly.

Writing: Write 1 of 3 sentences correctly.

Civics: Answer 12 out of 20 questions correctly from the list of 128.

Distance Education (online)

Classes will be in Zoom Workspace

Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:30-11:30 a.m. or 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Price: English: $200; Citizenship: $125

Adult Workforce Development Courses

Catholic Charities provides Workforce Development courses to encourage personal & professional growth including Computer Literacy, English for Childcare, & Grow with Google Academy.

English for Childcare

Location: Online using Zoom Workspace

This class is divided in two semesters.
Students will learn the proper English vocabulary to work in a Childcare center & receive training via Better Kit Care & upon completion; students will receive an American Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED certification.

Price: $150 per semester

Google Career Certificates – Grow with Google Academy

Location: Online, self-study using Coursera.

Upon successfully completing of modules, students will receive a certification one of the following:

Google UX Design
Google IT Support
Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
Google Project Management
Google Data Analytics
Google Cybersecurity
Google IT Automation with Python™
Google AI Essentials

Price: $50 per certificate

Upcoming Classes

Thu, August 6, 2026 Online Childcare & Google Career Certification Courses

Submit the Distance Education registration form & the office will contact you via email with further instructions or email us ewd@ccda.net

Am I able to join classes late?

Yes, we do accept late registrations for our classes. It depends on space availability & how long classes are in session.

For English classes, we close registration on the 4th week of class.
For Citizenship Preparation, we close registration on the 6th week of class. Exceptions are possible, please contact the office for more information.
For Workforce Development, we close registration after the 2nd week of class.

For more details, email ewd@ccda.net

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Education & Workforce Development has partnered with multiple organizations. If your organization is interested in financing your client’s education, please email us: ewd@ccda.net