The Learning Bank of Monroe County will offer a one-of-a-kind new program starting this fall which will allow adults who left school a few credits shy of graduating a chance to meet the Michigan Merit Curriculum standards and earn their high school diploma. 

     The diploma program will be available to any adult learner in Monroe County, regardless of which public school district they live in.

     The program was approved recently by the Monroe Public Schools’ Board of Education.  Prior to this, the Learning Bank provided programs for adults to earn their General Education Diploma (GED) but not a high school diploma.  

     “The Learning Bank has done a great job of helping adult learners to earn their GEDs.  However, some students prefer to earn a high school diploma, especially if they are only a few credits short of that diploma,” said Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent, Monroe Public Schools. 

     Before now, adult students wanting to earn a high school diploma would have had to earn it from a high school outside of Monroe County.

     “By expanding our services at the Learning Bank, it now will be possible to provide learning opportunities necessary for many of our local adults without a high school diploma to earn a Monroe Adult Diploma,” said Vuncia Council, Learning Bank coordinator.

     Persons interested in registering or learning more about the program should contact the Learning Bank at 734-265-4200.Ad