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GED® AND THE ADULT
EDUCATION SYSTEM
A Data Snapshot
Venu Thelakkat, Literacy Assistance Center
OUR TARGET POPULATION - ABE
County/Borough
Adults without a HS diploma*
Percentage of population
Bronx264,454 19%
Brooklyn362,970 14%
Manhattan167,857 10%
Queens308,043 14%
Staten Island38,593 8%
Total1,141,197 14%
The capacity of city programs to serve this population is 20795*, or about 2% of the total*Data from the American Community Survey 2011 Estimates , estimates of capacity from ASISTS NRS Reports for Fiscal year 2011
OUR TARGET POPULATION - ESL
County/Borough
Adults who speak English less than
well*
Percentage of
populationBronx
336,583 24%Brooklyn
559,161 22%Manhattan
251,218 16%Queens
602,667 27%Staten Island
46,049 10%Total
1,795,678 22%The capacity of city programs to serve this population is 33659*, or about 2% of the total*Data from the American Community Survey 2011 Estimates, estimates of capacity from ASISTS NRS Reports for Fiscal year 2011
A DIVERSE ADULT EDUCATION SYSTEM NYC Adult Education classes are run by
the NYC Department of Education The City University of New York Community Based Organizations The three library systems
Each sector serves slightly different populations CUNY serves more students transitioning into
college Libraries serve students at the lower skill levels CBO student populations reflect the communities
in which they are based NYC Department of Education serves students at
all levels and with different needs
A DIVERSE ADULT EDUCATION SYSTEM
Provider type Number of programs/site
s
Number of student served*
City University of New York (CUNY)
14 campuses 9236
Community Based Organizations
50 programs 18858
Brooklyn Public Library
6 branches 1059
New York Public Library
7 branches 706
NYC Department of Education
9 Regions 29228
Queensborough Public Library
6 branches 2717*ASISTS NRS Reports for fiscal year 2011 (7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011)
INSTRUCTION OFFERED
ABE/ASE1
ABE/ASE2
ABE/ASE3
ABE/ASE4
ABE/ASE5
ABE/ASE6
ESL1 ESL2 ESL3 ESL4 ESL5 ESL60%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
all nyccbo
Percentage of students served at each level by cbos as compared to nyc
• CBOs serve more ESL students than the city at large
*ASISTS NRS Reports for fiscal year 2011 (7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011)
Under 21 Under or =240%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
12%
23%
6%
19%
Percentage of 21 and 24 year olds
cbonyc overall
WHO WE SERVE – AGE OF STUDENTS
• CBOs serve a higher percentage of students 24 and under
*ASISTS NRS Reports for fiscal year 2011 (7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011)
WHO WE SERVE – EMPLOYMENT STATUS
27%
18%37%
1%
8%
10%
nyc
Employed full-timeEmployed part-timeNot available for employmentRetiredUnemployed <1 yr availableUnemployed >1 yr available
28%
16%32%
0%
12%
11%
cbo
•Employment status of CBO students reflect that of the city at large
*ASISTS NRS Reports for fiscal year 2011 (7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011)
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS – EDUCATIONAL GAIN
ABE/ASE1
ABE/ASE2
ABE/ASE3
ABE/ASE4
ABE/ASE5
ABE/ASE6
ESL1 ESL2 ESL3 ESL4 ESL5 ESL60%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Educational Gain CBOs and NYC
nyc gaincbo gain
*ASISTS NRS Reports for fiscal year 2011 (7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011)
THE NYC GED TESTING NETWORK
THE NYC GED TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE 194 Preparatory programs in New York
City (codes issued by NYSED) 37 of the 194 funded by NYSED 27 testing sites in NYC funded by NYSED
and accessible to the public10 run by CBOs9 run by CUNY (includes 5 SUNY sites)8 run by the NYC Department of Education
