Community colleges in North Carolina have been providing
basic skills opportunities for adults throughout the state since 1964. Even today, adults
18 years and older who lack basic skills can enroll in classes to:
- Acquire the reading, writing, and mathematics skills
needed to get or advance in a job.
- Meet requirements for getting into vocational training
programs.
- Study to pass the General Educational Development (GED)
tests, nationally recognized certification of high school equivalency.
- Gain basic skills for entry level employment.
- Learn the skills needed to become a productive member of
society and a smarter consumer.
- Learn English as a Second
Language.
- Prepare for United States citizenship.
The Basic Skills' programs of the North Carolina
Community College System are offered at over 2,500 sites throughout the state. Beaufort
County Community College offers over 25 classes in Beaufort, Hyde, and Tyrrell counties.
Programs focus on developing academic competencies as well as the fundamental skills necessary for tomorrow's jobs.
Some of the skills include: listening, critical thinking, problem solving,
negotiating and organizing.
Programs Offered
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Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational
Development (GED)
Adults with less than a high school education may enroll in classes scheduled at a variety
of times and places. Students performing from non-reader through eighth grade will start
at their own level of proficiency and will be allowed to proceed at their own speed
until they achieve their goals. Those students performing on the high school level will review
high school materials, including mathematics, reading, writing skills, science and social
studies, preparing them to take the General Education Developmental (GED) tests.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language is designed for adults who want to learn the English language
skills necessary to function effectively in an English-speaking environment.
Basic Skills Lab
This lab is designed to help Basic Skills students in reading, composition, and
mathematics. Students may study to obtain or to improve scores on a GED. The lab is also
available to anyone who would like to learn English as a Second Language or upgrade skills
for a higher position in business and industry. The Basic Skills Lab is located in Building 8,
Room 816. The hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Tuesday and
Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Assessments are done by
appointments only.
A Basic Skills class can be offered in our service area
upon request. Students may enroll in any of the above programs throughout the semester.
There is no tuition charge.
For a list of current classes, contact the Basic
Skills staff:
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Tony Taylor,
Director of Basic Skills
- Office:
Building 8, Room 814-B
Phone: (252) 940-6298
Ron Clark, Compensatory Education/ESL Coordinator
Office: Building 8 Room 814A
Phone: 252-940-6264
Penelope Radcliffe,
Assessment/Retention Specialist
Office: Building 8, Room 810
Phone: (252) 940-6325
Nikki Klapp, Basic
Skills Assessment Assistant/Recruiter
Office: Building 8, Room 811
Phone: 252-940-6322