Adult and Community Education (ACE) Overview

In 1955, the Fairfax County Public School Board established Adult and Community Education (ACE). The mission of ACE is to supply lifelong learning and educational opportunities to the community. These classes are held at school and county locations or online. Our classes are offered all 12 months out of the year, seven days a week. We support excellence, equity, and opportunity and use best practices in teaching and learning to offer affordable classes both virtually and in person.

Courses and Programs

The ACE program includes individual courses and certificate programs. The classes available include – Adult ESOL, apprenticeship, business, information technology, health and medical, trade and industrial, culinary arts, world languages, and a selection of other enrichment opportunities.

Types of Courses

ACE works with regional organizations and the Fairfax County Government about classes offered. We make sure classes such as world languages and lifelong learning are offered in addition to classes that teach skills needed to find and succeed in the job market.

ACE also provides registration support services to Summer Learning and selected school year programs such as FCPS’ Self-Directed Economics and Personal Finance.

ACE Training and Scholarship Foundation

Support the ACE Training and Scholarship Foundation! The ACE Training and Scholarship Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization created in 2002 to provide tuition assistance to low income adult students taking classes and programs offered through the Adult Community Education (ACE) program in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). Classes include English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), occupational training, and certificate programs. Scholarship funds are applied to tuition, books, and/or course materials.

For more information, contact [email protected].

Questions?

• Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.
• Our administrative office is in Falls Church, Virginia.
• Our Registration office is in Springfield, Virginia.
• We employ both full-time staff and part-time instructors. 
• You can also email your questions or call the registration office at 703-658-1201 on Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - Noon or 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 

Students can also reach out to the ACE Career and Outreach Specialist with questions about ACE certificates, Career Readiness Programs, student payment plans, and Americans with Disabilities (ADA) accommodations.