Academic Career Education (ACE) Classes
Currently, orientation is offered in-person.
Prepare for GED or HiSet exams – the exams recognized by the state of New Mexico for the High School Equivalency (HSE) credential. The SFCC ACE Program offers students classroom-based instruction in the four areas required for HSE exams – math, reading and writing, social studies, and science. We also help boost your academic skills to prepare you for college courses and certificate programs.
The semester is divided into two 8-week sessions. Classes are offered in the mornings and evenings. Classes conducted in Spanish are offered in the mornings, evenings, and Saturdays.
Orientation and Registration:
New students and returning students who have not participated since Spring 2025 are required to attend a three-day orientation program before enrolling in classes. Morning and evening orientation options are available. Morning orientation runs from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Evening orientation runs from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. During orientation, you will learn more about the program expectations and structure, and you will take a Reading and Math tests that will help to determine which classes to take. You will also have the opportunity to meet with an advisor and plan your individual course of study.
The ACE program divides the academic semesters into two sessions with a mandatory 3-day orientation plus a 30-minute advising session, prior to the start of each session.
Session Start and End Dates: March 16-May 16.
Applications are open.
Applications close on February 25, 2026!
To receive details on the online orientation, you must submit an online application.
Apply here: Fill out an online application
Spring 2026: Session B- New Student Orientation – Required for enrollment.
New students, or students who have not attended the ACE program since the Spring of 2025, are required to attend all four days of new student orientation plus a 30-minute advising session, before enrolling in classes. Morning and evening orientation programs are available. Morning orientation programs run from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm all four days. Evening orientation programs run from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm all four days.
Students are required to complete all three days of orientation (testing and advising) to be enrolled in classes.
Spring Session B: March 2-4, 2026.
Spring 2026 Session B Orientation Schedule:
Morning Orientation: 9:00AM-12:00PM
Evening Orientation: 5:00PM-8:00PM
Monday, March 2nd: Program overview and requirements:
Tuesday, March 3rd: Practice Test: Reading
Wednesday, March 4th: Practice Test: Math
March 9th -11th: Advising Session
Special Requirements for Underage Students
Underage Permission Forms must be submitted to the ACE Office before March 2, 2026
If you are 16 or 17, you need to submit a completed Underage Permission form to the SFCC Adult Education Department before classes start. It must be signed by your current/last school district superintendent designee or a school official if your last school was a charter school. Homeschooled students must also complete the form. If it is a formal homeschool under a district, the superintendent designee should sign. If parent/guardian withdrew the student and is the official educator, then parent signs. Both the legal guardian/parent and the school official need to sign the form.
If you were attending a school in the Santa Fe Public Schools District, please contact Amanda Grundler at SFPS Office of Family & Community Engagement to schedule an appointment. This appointment is required in order to have your form signed.
Amanda Grundler
505-467-2590
Underage Permission Form must be submitted before March 2, 2026. For more information, please email ivan.babanovski@sfcc.edu.
For information about classes and enrollment please contact Ivan Babanovski, ACE Coordinator at ivan.babanovski@sfcc.edu
