Education

ED ADVANCE – FOOTHILLS ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM 

Description:  Classes include Citizenship Preparation, English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, Pre-GED, GED, High School Credit Diploma Programs, and National External Diploma Programs. Besides the Litchfield site, these programs are also offered at Region 1 (Falls Village) Housatonic Valley Regional High School; Region 7 (Winsted) Northwestern Regional High School; Region 14 (Woodbury) Middle School; Torrington High School; Vogel-Wetmore School, Center Congregational Church, Woodland Hills, FISH; Watertown High School; Torrington American Job Center; Entrepreneurial Center at NCCC; Region 15 Pomperaug High School and Terryville High School.

 
Hours: Morning, afternoon, and evening classes available, but vary by location
Area(s) Served: Litchfield, Plymouth, Sherman, Thomaston, Watertown, Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Goshen, Morris, Warren, Barkhamsted, Colebrook, New Hartford, Norfolk, Winsted, Winchester, Hartland, Bethlehem, Woodbury, Middlebury, Southbury.
 
Place: 355 Goshen Rd. Route 63, Litchfield, CT 06759
 
Contact: Phone: 860-567-0863;  Fax: 860-567-3381

Y LITERACY VOLUNTEERS

Torrington Branch

259 Prospect St. Torrington, CT 06790

Phone: 860-489-3133

Winsted Branch

480 Main St. Winsted, CT 06098

Phone: 860-379-0708

Canaan Branch

77 S. Canaan Rd. Canaan, CT 06018

Phone: 860-824-2790

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Resource List:


GED – Fish Shelter / Torrington HS: 800-301-4781

Ticket to work (SSI): 866-968-7842

Department of Labor: 203-596-4140

SNAP Training: 860-738-6419

Driving School: 860-482-9833 / 860-489-0502

Clinical Pastoral Training: 860-714-4183

Certificate of Employability: 860-721-2100

Torrington School: 860-489-2570

Student Loan Payoff/forgiveness: 800-433-3243

Career Center – Goodwill: 860-482-0435