Basic Skills Programs

Program Structure

Individuals interested in any Basic Skills course of study begin by taking CASAS, a pretest in math and reading or for English as a Second Language a pretest in reading and listening.

Call (336) 633-0211 to schedule testing.

Attendance

Once a student enters class, regular attendance is required. Students are not considered enrolled until they complete two weeks of regular attendance.

Full-Time Enrollment

Full-time enrollment is regular attendance for 20 hours a week. Enrollment requirements for external offices and agencies supersede Randolph Community College’s requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to be informed of these requirements.

Completion Requirements

Completion of the General Educational Development is by testing in five areas of academic studies:

writing skills,
math,
science,
social studies, and
literature and arts reading.

Students must pass all five tests and attain an adequate composite score for the whole battery.

Completion of the Adult High School Diploma is by earning credits for a total of 20 courses. Each course consists of a series of tests and a final exam.

Usually, students complete courses by independent study.

Students must have completed, in previous high school or at RCC, 20 total units of courses to include:

four units of English,
three units of math (Algebra 1 required),
three units of social studies (Civics, U.S. History, and World Studies required),
three units of science (Biology and Physical Science required),
one unit of Health or P.E., and
six electives.

All students who receive the Adult High School Diploma must pass the North Carolina Competency Test as required by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Program Authority

Randolph Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Randolph Community College.

The Basic Skills Programs area is governed by the North Carolina Community College System and its Board and by the Board of Trustees of Randolph Community College.

These programs are authorized by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina (North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 23, Subchapter 2E).

Randolph Community College awards the Adult High School Diploma by affiliation agreements with Asheboro City Schools and Randolph County Schools. Both of these systems are governed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and its Board and by the local boards of education. Both are accredited by the Commission on High Schools of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Randolph Community College awards the General Educational Development Diploma (GED) under the authority of the State Board of the North Carolina Community College System and of the General Educational Development Program of the American Council on Education.

The above authorities assure that programs of Randolph Community College Basic Skills Programs are offered at or below the secondary level and that secondary level instruction is consistent with standards of traditional four-year high school programs.

For more information about Basic Skills Programs, call (336) 633-0211 or (336) 633-0294 at RCC’s Asheboro Campus or (336) 862-7980 at RCC’s Archdale Center.

For more information about noncredit courses, e-mail RCC’s Continuing Education Information Center,
or call (336) 633-0268 in Asheboro or (336) 862-7980 in Archdale.