
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:
- Adult Basic Education (ABE)
- General Education Development (GED) Program
- GED Online
- Adult High School Diploma (AHSD) Program
- Compensatory Education Development (CED)
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Program
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.









