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I-Best

Better Skills, Better Jobs, and Better Lives

At 17³Ô¹ÏÍø, we help create better skills, better jobs, and better lives in our diverse community every day by offering Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training.

I-BEST classes have two instructors in the classroom: one to teach the career content and one to support their academic skills development. With this collaborative effort, students are able to learn faster and go further.

The I-BEST program at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø provides educational access and support to help students:

  • Develop job skills that prepare them to work in high-demand fields
  • Begin an educational and career pathway
  • Increase English and math skills
  • Work toward a certificate or degree

 

17³Ô¹ÏÍø offers I-BEST pathways in the following areas:

Business Technologies and Administrative Careers (BTAC)

Carpentry

Early Childhood Education

Mechatronics

Nursing

Getting Started

I-BEST is open to eligible students in Adult Basic Education, ABE; General Education Development, GED®; English Language Learning, ELL; and Developmental Education placement.

Connect with the Master Achiever Center (MAC) to learn more and get started.

Location: Student Affairs and Success Center, SA-270
Phone: 253-931-6515
Virtual: via . Virtual Assistance Hours: M-TH 11am-2pm