Welcome to Community Education
Allan Hancock College is moving to all-remote operations and instruction, effective Monday, March 23 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
For more information, you may visit the AHC COVID-19 webpage.
Community Education offers free noncredit programming in:
- Basic Skills
- Citizenship
- English as a Second Language
- Home Economics
- Health and Safety
- Parent Education
- Courses for Older Adults
- Courses for Adults with Disabilities
- Short-Term Vocational Education
- Workforce Preparation
The noncredit program provides adults the opportunity to learn English, earn a vocational certificate, prepare for the High School Diploma equivalency (i.e. GED or HiSET) or U.S. citizenship tests, upgrade job skills, strengthen basic skills, or transfer to credit.
Community Education also offers fee-based programming: College for Kids, Career Training, Personal Development, Fitness, and Music.
Community Education also offers a series of noncredit college preparation and career development certificates.
CONTACTS:
Noncredit Counselors:
Do you have questions for the noncredit counselors? You can:
- Visit the Noncredit Counseling webpage
- Call (805) 922-6966, ext. 3740
- Email noncreditcounseling@hancockcollege.edu
- Visit the Cranium Café site. See instructions below.
Community Education Staff:
Community Education staff are also available to answer all your questions, Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You can also visit the Cranium Café site. See instructions below.
- Call (805) 922-6966, ext. 3209
- Email CommunityEducation@hancockcollege.edu
- Visit the Cranium Café site. See instructions below.
Cranium Café:
If you are already an AHC student and know your username and password for your myHancock portal, go ahead and log in first. Then click on the Cranium Café icon or the links above to enter the Lobby in order to chat with a noncredit counselor or Community Education staff member. If the counselor's or staff member's window is green and says "Online Now", you can click "Knock Door".
*Advisory: Due to COVID-19 Community Ed courses have gone remotely.
Only Basic Skills, NC ESL, Vocational Ed, and Workforce Prep summer classes will be offered remotely by Community Education at this time.
The location REMOTE ERT (Emergency Remote Teaching) designation will identify summer classes that are transitioning from being scheduled on-campus to being taught remotely.
Please note that students will NOT have access to their remote courses until the first day of the course and after the instructor publishes their course in Canvas.
Click on a course link below for more information including CRN# for registration, date, time, location, and instructor.
Noncredit Courses
- Basic Skills
- Citizenship
- Adults with Disability
- Health and Safety
- Home Economics
- English as a Second Language
- Older Adults
- Parent Education
- Vocational Education
- Workforce Preparation
Fee-based Courses
- College for Kids
- Community Service Career Training
- Community Service Music
- Community Service Professional Development
Video: How to Register for a Class
Get in-person help with registration for a noncredit or fee-based class by visiting Community Education in building S on the Santa Maria campus.
Receive support in adult basic education, noncredit English as a Second Language,
citizenship, and short-term vocational skills classes.
se habla español.
Community Education offers noncredit certificates to prepare students for employment or to be successful in college-level credit courses.
For more information on noncredit courses or programs call 805-922-6966 ext. 3209 or email CommunityEducation@hancockcollege.edu
En Español: Para obtener información en español sobre COVID-19, visite la página de CA.gov sobre
el Novedoso Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
