Do you need to earn your high school equivalence (HSE) diploma, or improve on your math or reading skills?
Aspire Greater Cleveland, which is a partnership involving Cuyahoga County (CCPL) and Cleveland Public Library (CPL) systems, has partnered with Cuyahoga Job and Family Services (CJFS), to provide increased accessibility to education and workforce development programs for residents.
Aspire Greater Cleveland is a free resource for High School Equivalency (HSE)/GED® preparation classes, English Classes for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) classes, one-on-one tutoring and basic skill classes for adults, and workplace education.
Aspire services include:
- Adult Basic Education
- Adult Secondary Education Review
- Test Preparation
- High School Equivalency HSE/GED
- US Citizenship
- Accuplacer
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Testing
- High School Equivalency Tests
- PearsonVUE GED©, HiSET
- Tests for Training/Employment
- Bridging
- To Post-Secondary Education/Training
- To Employment
- Career Pathways
- Career Assessment
- Career Counseling
- Integrated Education and Training (IET)
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Digital Literacy
- Financial Literacy
- Corrections Education
- Distance Education
- Workplace Education
- Family Literacy-2Gen Literacy
- Contact Aspire Greater Cleveland for more information about services at:
- Call (216) 987-1779, Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM until 3:30 PM.
- Call (833) ASPIRE2, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Aspire Cleveland is operated by the Cuyahoga County Public Library System. They provide basic adult education for detainees at Cuyahoga County Jail and the McDonnell Center, a community-based correctional facility.
How to Apply
- Apply online or
- Call (833) ASPIRE2 (833) 277-4732
Reentry Services
For individuals currently incarcerated at the county jail admittance into the program is by referral only Persons in the community can contact North Star Recovery Resource Center at (216) 881-5440 about the GED classes offered there.