Our Purpose
To ensure every adult in Colorado has access to the learning opportunities they need to thrive academically, economically, and as leaders in their communities.
We support Adult Basic and Secondary Education, High School Equivalency, English Language Acquisitions, Family Literacy, and correctional and workplace education programs statewide.
We unite educators, workforce partners, and advocates to strengthen an adult education system rooted in equity and lifelong learning through advocacy, professional development, community building, innovation, and research.
The Colorado Adult Education Coalition is committed to creating equitable learning opportunities for adult learners statewide by uniting educators, partners, and advocates.
Membership
Join the largest adult education community in Colorado to unlock exclusive benefits to equip and empower you to achieve your full potential.
Individual Membership
Include the email list, the Sector Connector Program, and use of the website to share resources, updates, and opportunities.
Student Membership
Include the email list, the Sector Connector Program, and use of the website to share resources, updates, and opportunities.
Bronze Membership
Includes an email list, two people membership in the Sector Connector Program, use of the website, and partnership incentives.
Silver Membership
Include access to the email list, three-person membership in the Sector Connector Program, use of the website, partnership incentives, and unlimited posts on the community page each month.
Membership with CAEC Makes you a Member of COABE!
Benefits of COABE membership include: Educate & Elevate award-winning tools, Quick access to legislators, Amazon Career Choice opportunities, national awards, adult educator resources, professional development webinars, discount national conference registration fees, conference mini-grants, the COABE Journal, access to Google and IBM skills certificate programs, and much more!
Empowering Adult Learners in Colorado
Monthly online convening for adult education providers, workforce partners, and employers to build sector partnerships and align education-to-employment pathways across Colorado.
A coordinated outreach and advocacy effort focused on strengthening relationships with Colorado legislators and elevating priorities for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act across the state.
A statewide network of volunteer champions who strengthen adult education across Colorado. Ambassadors build partnerships with local programs, workforce and community organizations, and employers; share adult learner stories and program impact; and help increase awareness of adult education pathways.
Events
Online live events bring together adult education providers, workforce partners, and employers to build partnerships and explore workforce-aligned instruction, career pathways, digital and foundational skills, work-based learning, and coordinated support services.
This online professional development event, brings together adult education providers, workforce partners, and employers to share best practices, build partnerships, and explore workforce-aligned instruction, career pathways, digital and foundational skills, work-based learning, and coordinated support services.
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. The process of living is itself the process of learning. We learn through experience, reflection, and engagement with the world around us.” ~ John Dewey
Library
A curated collection of materials that support adult educators, partners, and advocates working to strengthen adult education and workforce pathways across Colorado. It provides easy access to tools, information, and learning resources that help programs improve instruction, partnerships, and outcomes for adult learners.
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Unifying Voices
for Better Learning
We focus on advocacy, professional development, and community building to strengthen adult education in Colorado.
Amino A.
“CAEC helped me find the GED program that was right for me, and earning my GED is more than a certificate it’s proof I didn’t give up on myself.”
Tanya C.
“CAEC helps me turn resilience into a real plan connecting me to GED support, resources, and career pathways so I can build a stronger future for my children and myself.”
Janeva H.
“I reached a crossroads and didn’t know what I was doing. CAEC helped me earn my GED, and that experience made me want to keep learning.”
Liz H.
“The number one reason I have joined CAEC is the mission and relevancy. To CAEC adult education is everything, it matters: if it matters and helps students, I’m motivated.”
Teresa C.
“I’m part of CAEC because adult education honors effort, resilience, and choice and I’m proud to support adults who choose growth, even when it’s scary.”
Matt S.
“I’m part of CAEC because I believe in advocacy and alignment I believe strong adult and CTE education is built on trust, listening to instructors, staying flexible, and keeping students at the center.”
