How To Register

Class Registration Process

If you want to join Adult Basic Education classes, please fill out our form to start the process. If you have any questions, call 847-214-6904 or email ABECRegistration@elgin.edu.

Step 1

Fill out the form below and wait for a follow-up email to complete Step 2. Check your spam or junk folder if you don't see the email.

Sign up for classes using our online form

Step 2

New students need to bring:

1. Photo ID (from the government).
2. Medical Card if you get public assistance.
3. High School Letter of separation documentation if 16 or 17 years old (for HSE classes only).

Step 3

Wait for your ECC student ID number in an email. You can find it online using the link below if you can't find it or have forgotten your ID.

Find your ID number.

Step 4

Please make an appointment to take a placement test at our testing center. You will also need to schedule a mandatory orientation if you are:

• English as a Second Language (ESL) students
• State of Illinois High School Diploma (HSE/GED) students

Orientation is required for all new students and will take 1-3 hours. For face-to-face classes, you’ll get a QR code, and online students will get instructions through D2L, our online learning platform.

Step 5

After orientation, you’ll get your class placement. Depending on your preference, you can then register for online or face-to-face classes. You can borrow a Chromebook from the ECC library if you don't have a computer.

• ESL is available online or face-to-face
• HSE/GED is available online or face-to-face

Step 6

Register for your classes.

Step 7

Start attending your classes. Congratulations on starting your path to success!

Stevens Amendment (FY24):
Stevens Amendment: Approximately $718,727 (40%) of the Illinois Adult Education and Literacy Program cost at Elgin Community College is federally funded under Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.