Our Mission
The Colorado Adult Education Coalition is committed to advancing equitable adult learning opportunities across Colorado by uniting educators, workforce partners, community organizations, and advocates to strengthen lifelong learning pathways for all adults.
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Our Purpose
Our purpose is to ensure every adult in Colorado has access to the education, training, and support needed to thrive academically, economically, and as leaders in their communities.
We support Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, High School Equivalency preparation, English Language Acquisition, Family Literacy, correctional education, workforce education, and career pathway programs throughout the state.
Through advocacy, professional development, collaboration, innovation, research, and community engagement, we work to strengthen Colorado’s adult education system and expand opportunities that lead to education, employment, and long-term economic mobility.
CAEC offers programs that connect adult education to workforce pathways, focusing on GED, ESL, corrections education, and adult literacy.
Our Programs
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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
Email List + Piece of CAEC Newsletter+ Coalition On Adult Basic Education (COABE) Membership
Program Membership
Email List + Piece of CAEC Newsletter + Coalition On Adult Basic Education (COABE) Membership + Sector Connector
Bronze Membership
Email List + Piece of CAEC Newsletter + Coalition On Adult Basic Education (COABE) Membership + Sector Connector Program + Train the Trainer Program + Partnership Incentives
Silver Membership
Email List + Piece of CAEC Newsletter + Coalition On Adult Basic Education (COABE) Membership + Sector Connector + Train the Trainer + Partnership Incentives + Logo Posted on Website on About Us Page + 1 Post on Community Page Per Month+ 2 Members (total of 3 people)
Corporate Membership
Email List
Piece of CAEC Newsletter
Coalition On Adult Basic Education (COABE) Membership
Sector Connector
Train the Trainer
Partnership Incentives
Logo Posted in Piece of CAEC Newsletter
Logo Posted on Website About Us Page
Logo with Company Description Featured on Website Membership Page
Post on CAEC LinkedIn once a 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
Events
CAEC 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.”
