CAEP
Annual Plan

Produced: Aug 19, 2025, 02:34 PM UTC - By Gina Escobar

10 Coast Adult Education Consortium
CONSORTIUM APPROVED

2025-26

Plans & Goals

Executive Summary

Coast Adult Education Consortium (CAEC) is aligned with the state's goal to address the evolving needs of individuals and communities by providing adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate effectively as productive citizens, workers, and family members. Members regularly review and modify the plan, based on demographic and employment data, survey information, labor market information, and other data and analyses. CAEC will continue to focus on expanding programs and services including:

  • outreach to identified segments of the populations currently not served which could benefit from the programs and services provided by CAEC.
  • additional ESL, Citizenship and Family Literacy classes, increased off-campus classes, and development of comprehensive marketing strategies to promote these classes.
  • serve a larger number of adults with disabilities.
  • additional short-term noncredit career technical education certification.
  • expand adult education dual enrollment.
  • support for transition from noncredit to college credit classes and programs.
  • provide support services related to student basic needs (e.g., food insecurity, housing insecurity, transportation)

Highlights of Accomplishments in 2024-25

Coast Community College District (CCCD), Huntington Beach Adult School (HBAS), Garden Grove Adult Education (GGAE), and Orange County Department of Education, College and Career Preparatory Academy (CCPA) continued to work collaboratively to expand the adult education dual enrollment program.


CCCD

Enrollment in Career Development and College Preparation noncredit courses reached 554 full-time equivalent students (FTES), a 10% increase compared to 2023-24 and a 57% increase compared to 2022-23. In fall 2024, CCCD established a partnership with the United Domestic Workers (UDW) as part of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office initiative to expand higher education opportunities for UDW members. Adult education/noncredit is the starting point for most UDW members. All three CCCD Colleges strengthened partnerships with UDW through college visits, event participation, and onsite application workshops. CCCD continued work to expand the utilization of the Slate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform to communicate and proactively engage with prospective and, new and continuing students.

Coastline College (Coastline)

  • Awarded over 140 noncredit certificates to adult education students.
  • Celebrated the largest graduating class in the Career Options through Academic Support and Training (COAST), a program that provides vocational training and employability skills for students with intellectual disabilities, with 34 students completing the program in May 2025.
  • Supported the COAST Music Cohort in the creation and public release of its second original music video, enhancing student engagement through creative and project-based learning. YouTube link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLz0osN2G58
  • Provided direct technology assistance and support to 283 students, addressing barriers to digital access and contributing to improved student persistence and course success.

Golden West College (GWC)

  • 125 students completed the Senior Healthcare Technician program.
  • 66 students completed the Certified Nursing Assistant program.
  • Expanded partnerships with city and county libraries, chambers of commerce, senior centers, the UVSA Tet Festival, the Orange County Mental Wellness Organization, and the Moving Forward Psychological Institute.
  • Developed curriculum for new noncredit programs: Ocean Lifeguard and Small Business Management Basics, and noncredit Mathematics support courses.

Orange Coast College (OCC)

  • Implemented Slate for program interest list, newsletters, student/guest check-in, certificate applications, and event registration forms.
  • Developed curriculum for a new noncredit Pharmacy Technician program and noncredit construction classes.
  • Expanded workshop offerings (student orientations, financial literacy, career opportunities in healthcare, Canvas labs.)
  • Increased the number of certificate completers and streamlined the application and award process.

HBAS

  • 45 students enrolled in over 100 adult education dual enrollment classes at the CCCD Colleges.
  • Expanded opportunities for support for students getting jobs by doubling the number of “open to the public” workshops and hosting a public job fair with 700+ attendees.
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) student retention rate grew from 67% to 84%; 25% more students qualified to make measurable gains; overall 35% increase in measurable gains.

GGAE

  • 38 students completed the Phlebotomy program. 
  • 22 students completed the Pharmacy Technician program.
  • Student persistence rate increased by 3.5% from 2023-24 to 2024-25.
  • EFL gains increased by 4.5% from 2023-24 to 2024-25.

CCPA

  • 127 graduates

Plans & Goals

How (if at all) do the consortium’s previous program year goals differ from the current year’s goals?

Goals have changed or new goals have emerged for the upcoming year

Why have the consortium’s goals changed for the upcoming year?

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How much progress did the consortium make towards its previous program year goals?

A good deal of progress - most goals were met

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What barriers did the consortium face in making progress towards its previous program year goals?

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What are the goals for the consortium for the current program year?

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How will the consortium measure progress towards the goals set for the current program year?

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Assessment

Regional Needs Assessment

Please identify the categories of needs in your region.

Please identify resources used to identify these gaps.

Coast Adult Education Consortium (CAEC) will continue to analyze demographic data, labor market data, workforce indicators, student surveys, and gathered input from community partners to assess the current and continued needs in the region to ensure that adult education programs in the region are robust and responsive to current and future needs. A combination of data from the U.S. Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), CAEP Fact Sheets, Data Vista, MIT Living Wage Calculator, and internal data from Consortium members will continue to be used to perform this analysis. Local indicators that will be tracked include student course attendance and completion, completion of noncredit certificates, completion of high school diploma/GED, transition from noncredit to credit classes and programs, utilization of various student services, student and staff satisfaction based on surveys, students enrolling in college credit classes through adult education dual enrollment.

This has been addressed in detail in the three-year plan.

Activities & Outcomes

Objective #1: Address Educational Needs

Increase Career Technical Education Enrollment

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

HBAS will increase participants in CTE by 5% in 2025-26 

  • The development of two new CTE programs
  • Rescheduling of current program offerings to better match student demand based on scheduling
  • Improved transition supports from ESL and ASE into CTE

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Transition: Transitioned to CTE (636AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
HBAS Administrative TeamHuntington Beach Union High06/30/2028

Increase Enrollment in Noncredit Career Education

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Increase student enrollment and completion rates in noncredit Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. CCCD Colleges - Increase the number of short-term CTE enhanced noncredit certificates based on labor market and student demand.

In 2025-26, two new noncredit certificates are launched: Pharmacy Technician at Orange Coast College and Small Business Management Basic at Golden West College.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Transition: Transitioned to CTE (636AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Adult Education Program DirectorsCoast CCD06/30/2028

GGAE- Digital Navigators

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Technology support will be provided for all GGAE students during the mandatory two-day New Student Orientation. On the second day of the orientation students are supported to log into their new school email, check their Google account, and take the CASAS Student Technology Survey. GGAE will provide access to computer lab time for all students to receive digital technology support (creating an email, using student assigned .net accounts, Zoom support, interacting with Google Classroom, typing accuracy, Chromebook operation). All classrooms are equipped with a class set of Chromebooks and GGAE has a Student Technology Check out program available for all students with 12+ hours of attendance. Providing the technology support will increase student persistence as demonstrated by the WIOA Title II Persister Report (CASAS Data Portal).

By the end of 2025-26, at least 90% of GGAE students will receive structured technology support, including school email setup, Google and Burlington English account access, and completion of the GGAE End of Semester Survey and the CASAS Student Technology Survey, to ensure equitable access to digital tools and improve student persistence by 2% as measured by the WIOA Title II Persister Report. 

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Participants (202AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
GGAE DirectorGarden Grove Unified06/30/2028

GGAE- Update All Program Syllabi

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

GGAE will begin the process of updating all program syllabi to reflect the WIOA Title II Integrated Syllabus format. During Professional Development, teachers will collaborate by department and by level to redesign a comprehensive syllabus to include all the components of an integrated curriculum. This includes CTE, HSD, HSE, ABE, and ESL courses.

By the end of 2025-26, GGAE instructional teams will redesign and update 75% of course syllabi across CTE, HSD, HSE, ABE, and ESL to align with the WIOA Title II Integrated Syllabus format, with collaborative work occurring during departmental Professional Development sessions throughout the year. 

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Progress: Completed Educational Functioning Level Gain (400AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
GGAE DirectorGarden Grove Unified06/30/2028

Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions

HBAS Student Education Plan

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

All HBAS student participants with 100 or more hours of attendance in CTE programs, ESL levels 3 and 4, and ASE students will meet with an advisor at least twice per year to review their Student Education Plan.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Progress: Completed Educational Functioning Level Gain (400AE)
  • Success: Diploma, GED or High School Equivalency (633AE)
  • Transition: Transitioned to CTE (636AE)
  • Transition: Transitioned to Non-Developmental Credit College Course (637AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Administrators, Counselors, Job DeveloperHuntington Beach Union High06/30/2028

CCCD - Promote the CCC Apply Noncredit Application

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

CCCD - Increase the number of students successfully completing the noncredit application process.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Participants (202AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Adult Education Program Directors; Student ServiceCoast CCD06/30/2028

Increase Adult Education Dual Enrollment

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Continue to expand adult education dual enrollment through the collaboration of CCCD, HBAS, GGAE, and OCDE.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Transition: Transitioned to Non-Developmental Credit College Course (637AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Adult Education Program DirectorsCoast CCD06/30/2028
Principal Adult Education SchoolHuntington Beach Union High06/30/2028
Director Adult Education ProgramGarden Grove Unified06/30/2028
Director Special ProgramsOrange County Department of Education06/30/2028

Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services

HBAS - Job Placement Services

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

HBAS - Expand job placement support services, including resume workshops, mock interviews, and job fairs, and encourage more student participation to facilitate successful transitions into the workforce, resulting in 5% more student participants retaining or obtaining a job by end of 2025-26.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Transition: Transitioned to CTE (636AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Job DeveloperHuntington Beach Union High06/30/2028

HBAS - Realignment of Class Scope and Sequence

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Provide professional development to ESL teachers to support realigning the scope and sequence of classes to College and Career Readiness Standards. The result will be an increase of participant measurable skill gains by 3% by the end of 2025-26. 

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • Progress: Completed Educational Functioning Level Gain (400AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
ESL AdministratorHuntington Beach Union High06/30/2028

CCCD - Expand the Utilization of the Slate CRM

THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

CCCD - Expand the utilization of the Slate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform to enhance student engagement and communication workflows. Slate will be used for prospective student outreach, current student communication, event registration and check-in, follow-up surveys, automated reminders (e.g., class start dates), and distribution of newsletters to students and community partners.

Adult Education Metrics and Student Barriers

  • All: Participants (202AE)

Responsible Positions, Responsible Consortium Members, and Proposed Completion Date

Responsible PositionResponsible MemberProposed Completion Date
Adult Education Program DirectorsCoast CCD06/30/2028

Fiscal Management

Alignment & Carryover

The Executive Committee of CAEC discusses regularly the allocation of funds, taking into account the multiple funding streams available to each member. These include, but are not limited to, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) II, CalWORKs, the Strong Workforce Program, and the ELL Healthcare Pathways Grant. Section 4 in the CAEC bylaws states that:

  • The CAEC recognizes members have multiple revenue streams that directly or indirectly support the purpose of the CAEC.
  • The CAEC recognizes that it will receive an annual allocation of funding from the California Adult Education Program (CAEP).
  • The CAEC will annually allocate funding for members in accordance with the law and the annual plans and budget developed and agreed by the Executive Committee.
  • Mandated and contract negotiated cost increases will be considered first in developing the annual budget before other grant funded projects.

CAEC remains committed to allocating funds in accordance with applicable statutes and its bylaws to best meet the needs of the communities served by the CAEC. 

In an effort to provide students maximum services funded through the CAEP consortium, funded members make every effort to expend funds according the agreed upon plan by the end of each fiscal year. In the case that funds remain for any fiscal year the following process is followed: Members with unexpended funds provide a narrative explaining the reason for the carryover and, if applicable, what part of their respective plan was not carried out. Member carryover funds were considered in the development of the 2025-26 annual plan. Members have first opportunity to expend in the following year any funds they carryover as long as plans to expend such fund are in accordance with the approved plan for that year. If a member is not able to develop a plan for expenditure of carryover funds that is aligned with the approved plan, then those funds will be made available for other consortium projects.

Usage

How does the consortium plan to use allocated funds in the upcoming year?

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Consortium Objectives & Activities Overview

Objectives & Activities

= consortium has included this activity in an Annual Plan from the 2025-28 Three-Year Plan
= consortium has NOT selected this activity in an Annual Plan from the 2025-28 Three-Year Plan
ActivityOriginIncluded in Annual Plan
Objective #1: Address Educational Needs
GGAE- Digital Navigators
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
GGAE- Update All Program Syllabi
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Increase Career Technical Education Enrollment
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Increase Enrollment in Noncredit Career Education
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Objective #2: Improve Integration of Services & Transitions
CCCD - Promote the CCC Apply Noncredit Application
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
HBAS Student Education Plan
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Increase Adult Education Dual Enrollment
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
Objective #3: Improve Effectiveness of Services
CCCD - Expand the Utilization of the Slate CRM
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
HBAS - Job Placement Services
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28
HBAS - Realignment of Class Scope and Sequence
THREE-YEAR PLAN 2025-28

Certification

Coast CCD - Member Representative

  • Vice Chancellor Educational Services and Technology
  • aserban@cccd.edu
  • (714) 438-4698
Approved by Dr. Andreea Serban

08/15/2025 01:08 AM PDT

Coastline ROP - Member Representative

Approved by Gina Escobar

08/19/2025 07:34 AM PDT

Garden Grove Unified - Member Representative

  • Director of Adult & Alternative Education
  • aavina@ggusd.us
  • (714) 663-6291
Approved by Dr Amy Avina

08/15/2025 10:14 AM PDT

Huntington Beach Union High - Member Representative

Approved by Steve Curiel

08/15/2025 07:29 AM PDT

Newport-Mesa Unified - Member Representative

Approved by Keith Carmona

08/15/2025 10:33 AM PDT

Orange County Department of Education - Member Representative

Approved by Maria Martinez-Poulin

08/15/2025 08:13 AM PDT