Four local colleges join forces to boost college readiness
New center will help adult learners; partner organizations plan to formalize consortium January 17, 2012LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Four Louisville-based colleges have announced that they will jointly launch the Signature Partnership Education Access Center, a facility to help adult learners work toward a college degree. The center will open Feb. 1 in Parrish Hall, Simmons College of Kentucky, 1015 S. Eighth St.
The center was partially funded by Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education and its partners are Jefferson Community and Technical College, Simmons College, Spalding University and the University of Louisville. It will target underserved populations, primarily in West Louisville, by offering adult learners assistance with diagnostic testing and advising, choosing a college, applying for financial aid and preparing for college-level classwork.