Welcome to the Higher Learning Community out-reach center. If you’ve never finished high school and want to improve your literacy skills, the Higher Learning Center may be just the program for you. We help Mecklenburg area adults master skills for employment, lifelong learning, and everyday life. The learning center is a comprehensive adult basic education program designed to help adults improve their reading, writing, speaking, listening, math, and problem-solving skills. We are a diverse community of learners with different goals and experiences, but a learning community that shares the belief that learning and education are the keys to better lives and futures.

There are those who lack the tools to compete in today’s post-industrial economy and technology; even a menial job, working in the neighborhood grocery store requires basic knowledge of computerized cash registers.

New Creation Out-reach Higher Learning Community Center provides the tools and resources to compete in today’s job markets. Our job  readiness workshops equip residents with an in-depth view of today’s jobs and competitive wages, as well as what today’s employers are looking for when hiring new employees.

Higher learning Community Out-reach Center opened its doors on October 1st- 2015 to community residents and parents of the students attending our free After School Tutoring program.

Those who attend find that we:

1. Focus on adult learners at all levels from basic skills to high school equivalency
2. Assessment preparation and college preparation
3. Recognize and respect the diversity of our residents
4. Provide residents with individual attention in small classes
5. Provide a pleasant atmosphere for learning
6. Offer family counseling to residents confronted with family issues

Services Offered:

1. Computer Literacy
2. G.E.D. classes
3. Adult Literacy
4. Math Literacy
5. College Entry Exam Preparation
6. Career Planning
7. Job Readiness
8. Resume Preparation
9. Life Coaching Workshops
10. English as a Second Language

It has been proven that improving adult literacy and acquiring computer skills in today’s economy can help reduce poverty, gender inequality, crime and social cost. The effects of non-productivity in the work force and loss of tax revenue cost the united states more than 225 annually. The vitality of communities’ rest on viable resources being afforded to the residents of those communities.

Our mission is to empower the residents Mecklenburg County by making accessible educational programs that will enhance their ability to compete in today’s job market and earn livable wages.