Aspire Greater Cleveland

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Do you need to earn your high school equivalence (HSE) diploma, or improve on your math or reading skills? 

Aspire Greater Cleveland, which is a partnership involving Cuyahoga County (CCPL) and Cleveland Public Library (CPL) systems, has partnered with Cuyahoga Job and Family Services (CJFS), to provide increased accessibility to education and workforce development programs for residents. 

Aspire Greater Cleveland is a free resource for High School Equivalency (HSE)/GED® preparation classes, English Classes for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) classes, one-on-one tutoring and basic skill classes for adults, and workplace education. Aspire services include: 


  • Adult Basic Education
  • Adult Secondary Education Review
  • Test Preparation
    • High School Equivalency HSE/GED
    • US Citizenship
    • Accuplacer
    • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
  • Testing
    • High School Equivalency Tests
    • PearsonVUE GED©, HiSET
    • Tests for Training/Employment
  • Bridging
    • To Post-Secondary Education/Training
    • To Employment
  • Career Pathways
    • Career Assessment
    • Career Counseling
  • Integrated Education and Training (IET)
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  • Digital Literacy
  • Financial Literacy
  • Corrections Education
  • Distance Education
  • Workplace Education
  • Family Literacy-2Gen Literacy
  • Contact Aspire Greater Cleveland for more information about services at:
    • WORC - Central by calling 216-987-1779, Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM until 3:30 PM.
    • Aspire Greater Cleveland Information Line by calling 1-833-Aspire2, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    Aspire Cleveland is operated by the Cuyahoga County Public Library System. They provide basic adult education for detainees at Cuyahoga County Jail and the McDonnell Center, a community-based correctional facility.

The Process for Applying

Call 833-ASPIRE2 (833-277-4732) For reentry services: For individuals currently incarcerated at the county jail admittance into the program is by referral only  Persons in the community can contact North Star Recovery Resource Center at 216-881-5440 about the GED classes offered there.

Programs

Library Navigators

You can now visit your local library for help applying for food, medical, and cash assistance.

Workforce Opportunity Resource Centers

The Workforce Opportunity Resource Center (WORC) is your link to workforce resources in Cuyahoga County. 

Achieve Staffing

Achieve Staffing will place and support job-ready, reentry workers in competitive temporary and temp-to-hire jobs. This enterprise strategy for employment combines the worker focus and supports a job developer with the market orientation of a staffing firm. 

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