Hastings Literacy Program

Hastings Literacy Program is a tutoring service in Hastings, NE, dedicated to providing free adult education classes to residents of the Hastings area. Founded in 1993, the program serves individuals age 16 and older, including immigrants and non-native English speakers, as well as adults who have not completed high school. It holds a rating of 5.00 based on customer reviews. Classes offered include GED test prep for a Nebraska high school diploma, citizenship test prep, adult basic education in reading, writing, and math, English as a Second Language, and career pathways instruction.

The program operates as a nonprofit, community-based organization that partners with Central Community College and the United Way of South Central Nebraska to deliver literacy and general education instruction. Instruction is tailored to each student's personal goals and assessed needs, and the program works with other agencies to address adult basic education needs across the greater Hastings area. Class schedules are published on the program's site, with GED and adult basic education sessions in math and reading held mornings and evenings on weekdays, and ESL classes meeting on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and evenings. Interested students can register by email or phone.

The program is located on North Marian Road, about two-tenths of a mile from Hastings Middle School and roughly six-tenths of a mile from Chatauqua Park and the Chatauqua Pavilion. Zion Lutheran Elementary School is about half a mile away, and West 2nd Street runs roughly three-tenths of a mile from the site.

With a perfect 5.00 rating from the customers who have reviewed it and more than three decades serving Hastings, the Hastings Literacy Program is a long-established adult education resource in central Nebraska.