The ABE/GED program offers classes in both Spanish and English designed to develop the skills needed in language arts, math, science, and social studies in preparation for the GED tests, skill advancement and employability.
To get enrolled and start working toward completing your GED or improving your reading, writing, and math skills, individuals will need to be an MHCC student. Below you will find the steps to enroll in the ABE/GED classes.
Do you want to learn English? Mt. Hood Community College offers excellent ESL classes through the Adult Basic Skills department. Our program is designed to help you improve your English language skills so that you can communicate well with others and achieve your goals as a community member, lifelong learner, family member and worker here in the United States. Classes are available during the day and in the evenings and are currently being offered 100% online.
Classes are 11 weeks long during the fall term, 10 weeks during winter and spring terms and eight weeks during the summer. Summer classes begin in June, Fall classes begin in September, Winter classes begin in January and Spring classes begin in March. Check the Academic Calendar for exact dates.
Our instructors are highly qualified. All have Masters Degrees in Teaching English as a Second Language or in a related field, and many have years of experience living and teaching English in different countries around the world.
For 40 years, the MHCC Forensics Program has produced many successful speakers and future leaders. During the 2016-17 season, The MHCC Forensics Team solidified its place as one of the region's best Forensics Programs, earning numerous regional and national awards.
The MHCC Forensics team are the current Northwest Forensics Conference Community College Champions and have finished in the Top 5 in all of the major tournaments they have attended, the team finished in the Top 5 for Community Colleges at Pi Kappa Delta Nationals and brought home five awards, including a National Championship in NPDA Debate at the 2017 Phi Rho Pi Community College Nationals in Washington D.C.
