The mission of the RPCC Adult Education program is to engage, educate, and empower communities of adult learners by advancing literacy skills and employment opportunities to achieve a better quality of life.

All Adult Education services are FREE of charge. Day and Night Classes are available! Face-to-Face and Online Classes are available! Scholarships are also available to current and prior Adult Education students. 

RPCC WRU has Adult Education Centers in Ascension, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and Iberville parishes. Individuals living outside of these parishes may attend classes at any of our centers as well.

Programs: 

• High School Equivalency Classes- A program designed for adults seeking to ascertain their high school equivalency who require additional reading, math, and English competencies.
• English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes- English Second Language: A program designed to help adults with limited English proficiency achieve competence in the English language.
• Reading Intervention: A reading program utilizing an award-winning evidence-based intervention package designed for adults learning with low reading competency. All Adult Education students reading at or below a sixth-grade level will be required to participate in reading intervention before proceeding to the high school equivalency program.
• Community Education: A short course (less than 8 hours) of an allowable activity under WIOA, such as job readiness, digital literacy, and health or financial literacy, to prepare students for continuing education or entry to employment.
• Accuplacer Prep: A program for individuals preparing for the English, Math, and Reading Accuplacer. 

• Academic Tutoring: A program designed to aid current RPCC students with English and Math skills and incoming RPCC students in preparation for college-level English and Math courses.

View the Student Handbook

• Click Here For the 2023 Student Handbook

Upcoming Orientation Class Dates:

(Required to attend both days, bring a picture ID)

February 13th & 15th: Gonzales, Reserve, St. Charles, Westside
February 27th & March 1st: Gonzales, Reserve only
March 13th & 15th: Gonzales, Reserve, St. Charles, Westside
March 27th & 29th: Gonzales, Reserve only
April 10th & 12th: Gonzales, Reserve, St. Charles, Westside
April 24th & 26th: Gonzales, Reserve only
May 8th & 10th: Gonzales, Reserve, St. Charles, Westside
May 22nd & 24th: Gonzales, Reserve only
June - No Orientations 
For Evening Class Orientation, contact the campus for information. 

Please call or email before visiting one of our locations:

Gonzales – (225) 743-8672
Westside – (225)-687-5500
Reserve – (985)-536-4418 Ext. 4264
St. Charles – (985)-785-5080
St. James/Human Capital Center – (225) 461-7842
Or email workreadyu@rpcc.edu