Luke Suscheck, 25, of Lake City, enrolled in a local program spring of last year with the goal of attaining the degree he had forfeited when he left high school in his sophomore year.

“It didn’t take long to realize my mistake,” he said, “and I realized I needed the opportunity to finish my education, to open my mind to new ideas and challenges, and to overcome the insecurity I felt when I dropped out.”

Intensely focused on this goal, Suscheck enrolled in the Adult Education/GED program administered by the Northwest Tri- County Intermediate Unit 5 located in Edinboro which has been serving adult education for 30 years. Covering six counties at 29 sites in the region, it administers the Adult Education & Career Readiness Program, an initiative that provides free classes for adult students.

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