The Basic Skills Department offers VIDA participants training programs that allow individuals who have some or no academic background the training necessary to move in the direction of Post Secondary Education training. General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) training academies offer the best instructors and instruction for anyone wanting to pursue an academic career. It is said that taking the first step is usually the hardest. And it is also said that once you take that first step the second step is easier than the first one. We here at the Basic Skills Department are waiting for you to begin taking that first step together! See you at our next orientation!!

GED: Earn your General Educational Development Certificate. VIDA is in partnership with Region One.

THEA: Pass the Texas Higher Education Assessment test and continue with your college degree plan.

PSOT: Post Secondary Occupational Training or college courses. A variety of careers await you as you choose your field of study. VIDA sponsors over 30 Associate and Certificate programs at STCC and TSTC, including business, math, sciences, liberal arts and social sciences.