Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Success begins with the basics. Through Adult Basic Education, adults who lack basic literacy skills may learn the skills necessary to obtain jobs and promotions, help their children with homework, exercise their rights and responsiblities as citizens, manage their finances more effectively, and read notices of danger, invitation, and opportunity. ABE is open to any adult 18 years of age or older who has not completed high school and who functions below the ninth grade level. Adults who complete the ABE course of study may enroll in GED or AHSD classes. The ABE curriculum is designed to provide individualized, self-paced instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics. Classes are conducted in various locations at times convenient to adult learners. |
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| Adult High School Diploma (AHS) |
| The Adult High School Diploma Program provides adults with an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and consists of core courses required by the public school system along with electives offered by the community college. Students must have 22 units of credit to successfully complete the AHS program. In addition to regular classes, labs, and study projects, a work experience component is offered. Passing the North Carolina Competency Test is a requirement for graduation. Graduates may participate in Lenoir Community College's graduation ceremony. The College in conjuntion with LEA awards the diploma. |
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| Compensatory Education (CED) |
| The Compensatory Education Program is designed to serve adults with mental retardation who are over the age of 17. Educational opportunites are centered on helping individuals become as independent and self-directed as possible through acquiring basic and life skills needed to function successfully in daily living. |
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| Distance Education |
| Distance Education refers to delivering basic skills instruction in non-classroom settings. By moving beyond the confines of the classroom, distance education is able to reach out to adults with an array of options to improve their basic skills. GED Connection videos/DVDs supplement online GED instruction; A+ Anywhere, My Skills Tutor, Tutor Systems, KeyTrain, and other assistive technologies are available for non-traditional student use. |
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| English as a Second Language |
| English as a Second Language is designed to serve adult speakers of other languages. Adults study the English language through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Knowledge necessary to become active and informed parents, workers, and community members is shared through resource toolkits. Additionally, students are offered a course of study to prepare for the establishment of permanent resident status or U.S. citizenship. |
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| Family Literacy |
| Family Literacy addresses critical factors that limit a family's ability to rise to a level of economic independence and self-sufficiency by integrating four essential components: adult education, parent and child together tiime (PACT), parenting, and employability skills. The College and area LEA's work collaboratively to champion the causes of families throught Even Start, Head Start, Title I programs, and other community agencies. |
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| General Education Develpment (GED) |
| Lenoir Community College organizes classes across the service area to prepare individuals to pass the GED (high school euivalency) tests. The GED test covers content that a graduating senior is expected to know in Language Arts-Writing, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts-Reading, and Mathematics. Students attend classes until they demonstrate proficiency and successfully complete the GED test battery. Upon attaining minimum standard scores of 410 on each of the 5 tests and a total score osf 2250, a high school diploma equivalency is awarded to the student by the State Board of the Community College System. The fee for processing the GED test battery is $7.50. |
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| Learning Lab Program |
| An alternative program for persons seeking to fulfill their educational goals. This will enable students at any eudcational level to extend their knowledge and skills in varied subjects. Computer-assisted instruction is used to reinforce skills learned in the lab setting. Prospective students may come into the Learning Lab at times that are convenient to their daily schedules. |
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Workplace Basic Skills
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| Developing and maintaining a well-trained workfoce is a high priority. Today's high-perormance workplace requires different skills of employees than were needed in the past. The traditional definition of workplace literacy - the ability to read, write, and compute to meet job requirements - has changed. Workplace basic skills include literacy skills, and other core skills, attitudes, and behaviors that are essential to workplace success and high performance. |
