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Basic Skills

The mission of Basic Skills is to offer adults the opportunity to improve their literacy skills and acquire the necessary knowledge for success in employment, self-sufficiency, higher education, and the family. Basic Skills assists interested adults 18 years or older who have not completed high school. Non-high school graduates 16 and 17 may also enroll with special permission. Basic Skills offers a refresher course to interested high school graduates.

The following Basic Skills programs are offered to assist adults in reaching their goals:

Basic Skills classes allow students to work at their own pace. Some individualized instruction is provided. Basic Skills classes are taught on the Tarboro and Rocky Mount campuses. Off-campus classes are located at various sites throughout Edgecombe County.