Free Adult Basic Education Reading and Math Classes at RACC
Reading Area Community College runs free Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes in basic reading and math for adults functioning from a second-grade level to those reading on an eighth-grade level. All materials used in these classes are adult-oriented and address pertinent daily skills. Classes are free.
The college also offers free preparation classes for the General Educational Development (GED) test of high school equivalency, through its High School Equivalency Program. Those preparation classes meet both days and evenings at different locations throughout the county. Students can also receive one-on-one tutoring to help them succeed in their classwork, and an annual graduation is held at RACC in late Spring.
To ask about classes, contact the Literacy Programs Information Center at 610-372-4721 ext. 5322. Its reception area is in Kratz Hall, 3rd Floor, at Reading Area Community College, 10 S 2nd St., Reading PA 19602. The page does not say how to sign up, when classes start, where the Adult Basic Education classes meet, or what hours the information center keeps, so ask when you call.
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Source: racc.edu/academics/ged-abe, read September 18, 2026.
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Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes offer basic reading and math instruction to adults functioning from a second-grade level to those reading on an eighth-grade level. All materials used in these classes are adult-oriented and address pertinent daily skills.
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