Education and Training Resources

Aspire Program

Purpose

Learn English

Program

The Aspire program provides basic math, reading, and writing skills; adult secondary education/high school equivalence preparation; English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); life skills, employability skills, and computer literacy; education services offered in collaboration with an employer; distance education; and more. ESOL programs may offer integrated occupational skills training and may offer workplace education in collaboration with an employer.

A new Advanced ESL class for college and the workplace is starting soon in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. Click here for more information.

For Whom

Aspire serves students with diverse needs, including students new to America or new to learning English. Local programs offer classes at flexible locations, and on different days and at different times.

How Much

Free

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County	Name
Adams	Southern State Community College (Highland County)
Allen	Apollo Career Center Lima City Schools
Ashland	Mansfield Adult Education
Ashtabula	Ashtabula County Technical and Career Center
Athens	Ohio University Aspire (Athens County)
Auglaize	Apollo Career Center (Allen County) Lima City Schools (Allen County)
Belmont	Eastern Gateway Community College  (Jefferson County)
Brown	Southern State Community College (Highland County)
Butler	Hamilton City School District
Carroll	Canton City Schools  (Stark County) Buckeye Career Center (Tuscarawas) Eastern Gateway Community College  (Jefferson County)
Champaign	Clark State Community College (Clark County)
Clark	Clark State Community College Springfield City School District
Clermont	Great Oaks Career Campuses (Hamilton County) Southern State Community College (Highland County)
Clinton	Great Oaks Career Campuses (Hamilton County) Southern State Community College (Highland County)
Columbiana	Columbiana County Career & Technical Center
Coshocton	C-TEC  (Licking County)
Crawford	Mansfield Adult Education (Richland County)
Cuyahoga	Cuyahoga Community College Cuyahoga County Public Library Polaris Career Center
Darke	Upper Valley Career Center (Miami County)
Defiance	Four County Career Center (Fulton County)
Delaware	Delaware Area Career Center
Erie	Sandusky City Schools EHOVE Career Center
Fairfield	Eastland-Fairfield Career Center (Franklin County)
Fayette	Southern State Community College (Highland County)
Franklin	Columbus City Schools Delaware Area Career Center  (Delaware County) Eastland-Fairfield Career Center Godman Guild Association
Fulton	Four County Career Center
Gallia	Buckeye Hills Career Center/Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD
Geauga	Auburn Career Center (Lake County)
Greene	Clark State Community College  (Clark County) Miami Valley Career Technology Center (Montgomery County)
Guernsey	Mid-East Career & Technology Centers (Muskingum County)
Hamilton	Cincinnati Public Schools Great Oaks Career Campuses
Hancock	Owens Community College (Findlay Campus) (Wood County) Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers (Sandusky County)
Hardin	Lima City Schools (Allen County)
Harrison	Eastern Gateway Community College  (Jefferson County)
Henry	Four County Career Center (Fulton County)
Highland	Southern State Community College
Hocking	Ohio University Aspire (Athens County)
Holmes	Wayne County Schools Career Center  (Wayne) Buckeye Career Center (Tuscarawas)
Huron	EHOVE Career Center
Jackson	Pike County Career Technology Center (Pike County)
Jefferson	Eastern Gateway Community College
Knox	Knox County Career Center
Lake	Auburn Career Center Cuyahogo Community College (Cuyahoga County)
Lawrence	Collins Career Technical Center
Licking	C-TEC
Logan	Clark State Community College (Clark County)
Lorain	Lorain County Community College
Lucas	Four County Career Center (Fulton County) Owens Community College  (Wood County) Penta Career Center  (Wood County)
Madison	Delaware Area Career Center  (Delaware County)
Mahoning	Choffin Career & Technical Center (Youngstown City Schools)
Marion	Marion Technical College
Medina	Polaris Career Center (Cuyahoga County)
Meigs	Buckeye Hills Career Center/Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD (Gallia County)
Mercer	Apollo Career Center (Allen County)
Miami	Upper Valley Career Center
Monroe	Mid-East Career & Technology Centers (Muskingum County)
Montgomery	Kettering City Schools Miami Valley Career Technology Center
Morgan	Mid-East Career & Technology Centers (Muskingum County)
Morrow	Marion Technical College (Marion County)
Muskingum	Mid-East Career & Technology Centers
Noble	Mid-East Career & Technology Centers (Muskingum County)
Ottawa	Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers  (Sandusky County)
Paulding	Apollo Career Center (Allen County)
Pickaway	Pickaway-Ross Adult Center (Ross County)
Pike	Pike County Career Technology Center
Portage	Maplewood Career Center
Preble	Miami Valley Career Technology Center (Montgomery County)
Putnam	Penta Career Center (Wood County)
Richland	Mansfield Adult Education
Ross	Pickaway-Ross Adult Center
Sandusky	Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers
Scioto	South Central Ohio ESC
Seneca	Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Centers (Sandusky County)
Shelby	Upper Valley Career Center (Miami County)
Stark	Canton City Schools
Summit	Project Learn of Summit County
Trumbull	Trumbull Career & Technical Center
Tuscarawas	Buckeye Career Center
Union	Delaware Area Career Center  (Delaware County)
Van Wert	Apollo Career Center (Allen County)
Vinton	Buckeye Hills Career Center/Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD (Gallia County)
Warren	Warren County Career Center
Washington	Washington County Career Center
Wayne	Wayne County Schools Career Center
Williams	Four County Career Center Penta Career Center (Wood County)
Wood	Owens Community College Penta Career Center
Wyandot	Marion Technical College (Marion County)