Aspire

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The Buckeye Aspire program through Buckeye Career Center Adult Education blends career and educational goals to assist individuals in Tuscarawas County, Holmes County, and surrounding areas with FREE in-person classes for basic and secondary Reading, Math, and/or Language skills, High School Equivalency preparation (GED®), the Adult Diploma Program (ADP) partnership with BCC Adult Education, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Buckeye Aspire classes are grant-funded by the Ohio Department of Higher Education, with five classes across three sites in New Philadelphia, Dover, and Berlin.

Buckeye Career Center now offers Hybrid online GED classes through Essential Education.  Students are required to complete registration and level testing in person.  Students must follow directions from the Dover site instructor on assignments and class timelines. The class is considered hybrid, which means some in-person activities may be required in addition to online class activities.

To register for an upcoming orientation or for additional information about the Buckeye Aspire program, please contact Buckeye Career Center Adult Education at (330) 308-5720.

Buckeye Aspire Classes and Next Orientations

The first two days at the class site for Buckeye Aspire students are for orientation, which includes enrollment materials, career/education goal mapping, and establishing starting levels in the core subjects. Students must be 19 or older or have school withdrawal approval documentation submitted before beginning.  Orientations are held at class sites 4-5 times throughout the year, and students need to complete both days to enroll. 

Dover:  Morning Class Site: St. Joseph’s Church- Family Life Center
Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.  
Next Dover Site Orientation:  May 7, 2025

Evening Class Site: Hiland High School
Monday/Wednesday, 5-8 p.m.
Next Hiland Site Orientation:  August 25 & 27, 2025

ESOL Classes and Next Orientations
ESOL students only need to attend one day of orientation - either the morning or evening class option. Pre-registration is not required, but students must be 19 or older or have school withdrawal approval documentation submitted before beginning.

Dover ESOL:  Dover First Moravian Church
Morning Class Thursday, 9- Noon
Next Morning ESOL Orientation: May 6, 2025

Dover First Moravian Church
Evening Class - Monday/Wednesday 6-9:00 p.m. 
Next Evening ESOL Orientation:  May 6, 2025

New Philadelphia: 
Adult Diploma Program (ADP) Evening Class Site: Buckeye Career Center
Wednesday, 6-8 p.m.
Next Buckeye Career Center Site Orientation: Adult Diploma Program - Arrangements made individually based on certification program of study start date. Students can improve WorkKeys skills for ADP requirements with in-person instruction available from September to May and online practice hours available year-round.

High School Equivalency Test - GED®
Buckeye Career Center offers the official, computer-based GED® Test on-site at the school's testing center. Before testing, prospective testers need to set up a personalized account and register online through GED.com. The personal GED® page is also where students can pay for and take the GED® Ready practice tests in the four subjects (Math, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Science, Social Studies), as well as view test results with same-day scoring. Testers are encouraged not to take all four GED® subjects at the testing center on the same day.

Buckeye Career Center Testing oversees the county's GED®  Vouchers and testing administration. Please call (330) 308-5720 for more information.

 Passers from previous years needing to re-obtain their certificate for "proof of GED® " need to do so through the state-partnered document site, Diploma Sender.

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