Basic Skills Programs

Programs to help adults learn, whether their goal is to learn to read and do math, or to complete high school.

Basic Skills Programs offer assessment of each student’s skills in reading and math prior to placement in an appropriate course of study. Each student is counseled concerning the various classes and labs that are available and takes an active part in deciding on an instructional plan that will help him/her attain individual educational goals. A variety of programs is available to help adults learn, whether their goal is to learn to read and do math or to complete high school by taking the Adult High School Diploma program or the GED Tests.

Randolph Community College is approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and by the American Council on Education as a testing center for the administration of the General Educational Development Test Battery. The GED testing center also accommodates candidates with special learning disabilities. The College maintains a flexible testing schedule so that persons who are employed on any shift may take this examination without having to lose time from work.

Other programs include classes for those who need to learn to speak, read, and write English; and classes to help adults with intellectual disabilities to become more independent and have jobs. A variety of instructional approaches is used by the instructors to meet the wide range of educational needs of adults.

The Basic Skills Programs area is located on the second floor of the Learning Resources Center on RCC’s Asheboro Campus.

Classes are also offered at the Archdale Center and at other sites throughout Randolph County.

For general information on the Basic Skills Programs, contact:

Linda King

  • (336) 633-0294 at RCC’s Asheboro Campus
  • Or e-mail her at lsking@randolph.edu
  • (336) 862-7980 at RCC’s Archdale Center.