# Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses

Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/courses

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026.

### ABE 009 — Academic Skills

- **Units:** 0
- **Advisory:** ESL 303 (Intermediate Low)
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule
- Previous title: Adult Basic Education (2017)

Instructs students in basic skills including reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Prepares students to take High School Subjects courses job training or college credit classes. Optional field trips may be offered. Open Entry/Open Exit. Minimum of 5 HS credits, a maximum of 20 HS credits - increments of 5 credits. Lecture hours range- 72 min hours to 288 max hours.

### ABE 010 — Money Matters: Financial Literacy

- **Units:** 0
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Prepares the student for the adult world of financial management by developing sound decision-making skills in personal and family money matters. Open Entry/Open Exit. 2.5 HS credits.

### ABE 011 — Native Language Basic Skills for Adults

- **Units:** 0
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Assists students in acquiring basic skills in their native language in order to facilitate the transition to beginning ESL courses. Focuses on reading, math, and writing, as well as academic and life skills. Open Entry/Open Exit.

### ABE 023 — Adult Basic Education Reading

- **Units:** 0
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Instructs students in basic reading and functional literacy skills. Prepares students for Adult High School Diploma courses, job training, or the California High School Equivalency Certificate course. Open Entry/Open Exit. 5 HS credits.

### ABE 024 — Adult Basic Education Writing

- **Units:** 0
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Instructs students in basic writing and functional literacy skills. Prepares students for Adult High School Diploma courses, job training, or the California High School Equivalency Certificate course. Open Entry/Open Exit. 5 HS credits.

### ABE 025 — Adult Basic Education Mathematics

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 5 hours lecture weekly, 90 contact hours total
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

This class is designed to teach and enhance student’s functional math skills. The areas covered are money management/budgeting, time, measurement, basic math computation and personal consumer skills. Open Entry/Open Exit. 5 HS credits.

### ABE 026 — Adult Basic Education Spelling

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 5 hours lecture weekly, 90 contact hours total
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026 schedule

Provides students with a multisensory approach to improving English spelling skills. Emphasizes phonetic structures using workbooks and audio lessons. Prepares students for Adult High School Diploma courses, job training, or the California High School Equivalency Certificate course. Open Entry/Open Exit. 5 HS credits.