The Beltline Education Center (BEC) is the hub of operations for Wake Tech’s Workforce Continuing Education Division. It houses Wake Tech's College & Career Readiness programs: High School Equivalency Preparation (HSEP), Adult High School (AHS), English as a Second Language (ESL), and Adult Basic Education (ABE), including our ABE Pathfinder program. The Beltline Education Center is home to WakeWorks Apprenticeship Training Center Center, with a customized training space for Wake County businesses and individuals and is equipped with state-of-the-art mechatronics and robotics equipment, and equipment for our skilled trades. A School of Cosmetology offers a streamlined, non-degree alternative for cosmetology training and certification and an on-site salon, staffed by students and open to the public.