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In the USA, futher education generally refers to education undertaken by adults of all ages after leaving full time study. It doesn't include degree courses (1) ______ at college or university directly after leaving high school, which come under (2)______ education. Futher education includes everything from basic reading and writing skills for illiterate to full - time professional and doctorate degrees at university. On many university (3) ______, more students are enrolled in futher education courses than in (4)______ degree programmes. Often adult education students don't need to be high school or college graduates or take any tests or interviews, and they're generally (5)______ on a first - come, first - served basis. A high school diploma is (6)______ for some courses, although General Educational Development (GED) tests allow students to (7) ______ a high school equivalency diploma. Adult education courses may be full-time or part-time and are provided by two and four- year colleges, universities, community colleges, (8) ______ schools, and elementary and high schools. Courses are also provided by private community organizations, government (9) ______ , and job training centres. More and more adult education programmes are becoming (10) ______ on the Internet, including courses which offer university or continuing education credits for completion.