Learning Center North is a Shoreline Community College educational site that is operated in conjunction with the King County Work Training Program. The program serves youth ages 16-21 who have not completed high school but who want to attain their GED and go on to college and/or employment. The site has a GED and basic skills classroom, a computer lab, employment services, case management, career and educational planning and mental health services. Any student in the 16-21 year old age range who has dropped out of school is eligible to attend—free of charge.
Learning Center North enrolls students on an on-going basis. Schedule an orientaion appointment by calling Shoreline Community College Learning Center North at 206-296-5285.
Services include:
- Individualized instruction to help students earn their GED
- Post-GED studies to further improve math and writing skills in preparation for college
- Assistance in transitioning to Shoreline Community College’s Career Education Options (CEO) Program (external) which supports youth who have never attended college in enrolling and succeeding in all of Shoreline’s professional and technical degree programs—free of charge up until age 22.
- Assistance in preparing for employment, in finding a job, and in accessing WorkSource services
- Paid internships (with some eligibility requirements)
- Basic computer software and hardware skills training as well as an intensive five month Cisco A+ hardware/networking class.
- Assistance in dealing with barriers to academic and employment success—housing, parenting issues, legal issues, substance abuse.
- Individualized support and counseling and some emergency financial assistance.
Find out more at: Shoreline Community College Learning Center North (external).
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