In the USA, further education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full-time study. It doesn't include degree courses (1).............. at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)............... education.
Further education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for the illiterate to full-time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3)..............., more students are enrolled in further education courses than in (4)............... degree programs.
Often adult education students don't need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they're generally (5)...............on a first-come, first-served basis. A high school diploma is (6)............... for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7)............... a high school equivalency diploma.
Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four-year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8)............... schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9)..............., and job training centers. More and more adult education programs are becoming (10)............... on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.
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