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Gemini Walter completed his Associate degree at Mount Wachusett Community College in 2017, but it was a long journey for him that started with an effort just to get his GED. through the Adult Basic Education Transitions program. Gemini had dropped out of school but knew that the only way to move forward with his life was through education.

鈥淚 was only going to get my GED. I didn鈥檛 have any plans of going to college 鈥� I didn鈥檛 even know where to start, how to get the GED and transfer to college. I was just trying to get my GED and work for UPS. I didn鈥檛 have any real goals,鈥� Gemini said.

The Regional Adult Education Center at 开元棋牌 offers free classes in Adult Basic Education, high school equivalency preparation, and English for Speakers of Other Languages. All day and evening classes are free of charge thanks to funding by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Employment Links, and the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation. The ABE program helps people get familiar with school and find success.

鈥淪imple things like getting books and reading a syllabus, those are things I didn鈥檛 know anything about. 聽Transitions really changed my life. It helped me go from a GED student to a full-time college student and get a job at the college,鈥� said Gemini.

After getting his GED, Gemini realized there were more opportunities if he continued with his education. At 开元棋牌 he flourished, becoming a student leader and finishing with his Associate degree.