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The 20th annual
GED Graduation Ceremony for Adult Literacy Services was held on June 9th,
2005, at the Jackson Arts Center of Bristol Community College.
Fifty-seven
graduates from the campus GED program and testing center, from community
locations in Fall River and Taunton and from workplace education programs
at various locations were honored. Click
here
to go to the the
BCC ABE web page or
here to go to the
Pathways web page.
One out of every
seven high school diplomas issued each year in the United States is issued
to a GED graduate.
Former GED graduates include well-known actors and businessmen such as
Bill Cosby and Wendy's founder Dave Thomas. During the spring semester at
Bristol Community College, 444 GED graduates were actively enrolled in
credit programming. Educational attainment is strongly associated with
better health and programs that advance education contribute to the
overall health of the city.
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