Education

Second chance program helps dropouts get diploma, job skills

Bee staff report
Giovanni Rubio listens to a student speaker during a commencement ceremony for the first graduating class from the Come Back Kids program in December 2013. The Come Back Kids program, run by the Stanislaus County Office of Education, gives dropouts a second chance to finish their work and receive a high school diploma.
Giovanni Rubio listens to a student speaker during a commencement ceremony for the first graduating class from the Come Back Kids program in December 2013. The Come Back Kids program, run by the Stanislaus County Office of Education, gives dropouts a second chance to finish their work and receive a high school diploma. Andy Alfaro Modesto Bee file
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The Stanislaus County Office of Education will hold informational orientations in Patterson and Oakdale on earning a high school diploma through SCOE’s Come Back Kids program.

Come Back Kids is an independent study program for anyone 18 or older who wants to earn a high school diploma. It uses online courses with computers and teacher available to students. The program includes job search skills training and assistance.

The Patterson meeting will be at 6 p.m. June 1 at the Stanislaus Industrial Technology Institute, 635 Walnut Ave., Patterson.

The Oakdale meeting will be at 6 p.m. June 8 at the Stanislaus Culinary Arts Institute, 1040 Wakefield Drive, Oakdale.

For additional information about the orientations, call 209-238-8650.

This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Second chance program helps dropouts get diploma, job skills."

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