Your Path to Success Through Education
Our Education & Training services equip adults with the reading, writing, math and speaking skills they need to become more engaged at home, at work and in our communities.
Adult Education Classes
- Adult Basic Education (ABE)
- GED Preparation Classes & Testing
- English as a Second Language Classes (ESL)
- ESL Conversation Classes
- American Civics in Preparation for U.S. Citizenship
Certificates & Workshops
- WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate®
- Burlington English Certificate of Achievement
- Digital Literacy Workshop
- Financial Literacy Workshop
Drop-in Services
- Help with College Admissions and Applications*
- Apply for Scholarships
- Pre-test for GED*
- Online Education Support
- ESL Online Coursework
- Open Computer Labs
*Appointment required
The Ida Martin Education Scholarship
The Ida Martin Education Scholarship is named in honor of the founder of Bluffton Self Help who dedicated her life to helping her neighbors.
What started nearly four decades ago by supporting our neighbors’ basic needs has evolved to providing education and training opportunities for all community members. Doing so allows them to improve their lifetime earning potential and pave their paths to success. This scholarship exists to support Lowcountry residents aspiring to earn an undergraduate/post-secondary degree or certificate at a publicly accredited technical, trade, or vocational school, college, or university.
Eligibility Requirements
- The applicant must be officially accepted to and registered to attend an accredited South Carolina technical, trade, vocational school, college or university.
- The applicant must currently reside in Hilton Head, Bluffton, Okatie or Jasper County, South Carolina.
- Applicants who are about to receive or have recently received their high school diploma must be able to show a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Applicants who have completed some undergraduate/post-secondary credits must be able to show a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher from their most recent enrollment.
2024-25 Course Catalog
Bluffton Self Help’s education and career readiness programs include more than a dozen courses and workshops that tackle the topics of digital literacy, budgeting, goal setting, resume writing, job search, soft skills training, and citizenship in addition to our English as a Second Language and GED courses.