AAACE Commissions and Units

AAACE has seven commissions that represent general areas of interest within the field of adult education:

1. Commission of Adult Basic Education and Literacy (CABEL);
2. Commission of Affiliate Organizations (CAO);
3. Commission of Community, Minority and Non-Formal Education (CCMNFE);
4. Commission of International Adult Education (CIAE);
5. Commission of Military Education and Training (CMET);
6. Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE);
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7. Commission for Workforce and Professional Development (CWPD).

AAACE also has twenty-six units that represent specific areas of interest to adult educators:

1. Adult High School;
2. Adult Psychology;
3. Aging Education;
4. Colleges and Universities;
5. Commmunity Colleges;
6. Cooperative Extension;
7. Correctional Institutions;
8. Counseling and Adult Learner Services;
9. Distance Learning and Technology;
10. English as a Second Language (ESL);
11. GED Test Administrators;
12. Health Professionals;
13. History and Philosophy of Adult Education;
14. Human Resources Development and Training;
15. International Adult Education;
16. Literacy Issues;
17. Minority and Human Rights;
18. National Adult Education Staff Development;
19. Popular Education;
20. Religious Education;
21. Research and Practice;
22. Special Learning Needs;
23. State Directors of Adult Education;
24. Students of Adult Education;
25. Vocational and Career Education; and
26. Women's Issues, Status, and Education.