Adult Education

NICE English Literacy and Civic Engagement classes help students actualize long term educational goals such as employment, higher education, naturalization, and improved family health. NICE operates seven different levels of English Language Learning classes ranging from beginning literacy to high intermediate. Classes are offered online and at four locations across Nashville.

As part of this curriculum, NICE integrates community-minded workshops designed to create avenues of access to community resources such as the library, public transportation, police assistance, and medical care.

NICE offers an online class that prepares students to take the HiSET test and receive their high school equivalency diploma. There are three levels of classes in three different subjects: math, reading and social studies. This class is for non-native English speakers that want to earn their high school diploma.

NICE offers citizenship classes that teach civics, American history, English, and interviewing skills to prepare New Americans for the process of becoming a new U.S. citizen. After registration, students are placed into appropriate class groups and receive citizenship instruction twice a week. The program also consists of site-based and class-based civic participation activities and practice USCIS examinations. Classes also include guest speakers along with group and individual tutoring.