College and Career Readiness
(formerly Basic Skills)
The Basic Skills Program at SCC and the NC Community College System has officially changed its name to College and Career Readiness to reflect new, exciting initiatives for our program. Not only are we continuing our excellent work in helping students improve their basic skills and get a GED, but we are also improving practices to ensure that students will be successful in postsecondary education and that they will obtain careers with family-sustaining wages. New programs such as Basic Skills Plus will be implemented to help colleges determine best practices in helping students achieve their goals and those best practices will be shared with all programs.
North Carolina Adult Education has always been about the future – a fact that was never more true than now. For all North Carolinians to prosper, every citizen must be prepared to perform well in the workforce, the community and the home.
Experts tell us that the vast majority of future jobs will require some post secondary education. But North Carolina is far from ready for this reality. The bottom line is simple. If North Carolinians get a good education:
- They can compete for good jobs.
- They can make enough money to support their families.
- Their children are more likely to succeed in school and beyond.
The mission of the College and Career Readiness program is to assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency, assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children, and assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education. The North Carolina Community College System provides educational opportunities for adults to improve their reading, writing, mathematics and communication skills through five major program components:
You must be at least sixteen years old to enroll in one of our College and Career Readiness programs. If you are under eighteen years old, we require a student release form which is available at our Corporate and Continuing Education office in Dobson or at our five learning centers: Campus Lab in Dobson, Jones Family Resource Center in Mount Airy, Yadkin Center in Yadkinville, Pilot Center in Pilot Mountain, and the Elkin Center in Elkin.
| For more information, contact: |
Virginia Stammetti
Director for College & Career Readiness
(336) 386-3243
stammettiv@surry.edu |
Mary White
Recruiting & Retention Specialist
(336) 386-3261
whitema@surry.edu |
Deidre Jarrell
Adm Assistant for College & Career Readiness
(336) 386-3681
jarrelld@surry.edu |
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| Para más información (Español): |
Rosa Torres
ESL Coordinator
(336) 386-3660 torresr@surry.edu |
CLASS SCHEDULE
PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED! |
| SCC - Dobson Campus |
| ABE/GED |
ongoing |
8:00am - 3:30pm |
MTWTh |
Campus |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
TWTh |
Campus |
| 8:30am - 12:30pm |
Friday |
Campus |
| ESL |
ongoing |
8:30am- 1:30pm |
Tuesday |
Campus |
| |
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8:30am - 3:30pm |
Wed & Thur |
Campus |
| Jones Family Resource Center - Mount Airy |
| ABE/GED |
ongoing |
8:00am - 3:30pm |
MTWTh |
JFRC |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
MTWTh |
JFRC |
| 8:00am-12:00pm |
Friday |
JFRC |
| ESL |
ongoing |
8:30am-1:30pm |
MTWTh |
JFRC |
| Yadkin Center - Yadkinville |
| ABE/GED |
ongoing |
8:00am - 3:30pm |
MTWTh |
YC |
| 6:00am - 9:00pm |
TTh |
YC |
| Elkin Center - Elkin |
| ABE/GED |
ongoing |
8:00am - 2:30pm |
MTWTh |
EC |
| |
|
6:00pm - 9:00pm |
TTh |
EC |
| ESL |
ongoing |
8:30am - 1:30pm |
MTWTh |
EC |
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Pilot Center - Pilot Mountain
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| ABE/GED |
ongoing |
5:30pm - 9:00pm |
TWTh |
PC |
| Elkin Elementary School |
| ESL |
ongoing |
5:30pm - 8:30pm |
MTh |
EES |
ABE / GED Orientation
Orientation is mandatory for new ABE/GED students and students returning after 6 months. Pre-registration is required. Students need to attend the same time slot each day and evening session. Please call one of the five learning center to register for orientation. Prerequisites for ABE/GED College and Career Readiness program: Student release form required for all students 16 or 17.
Call one of the learning centers for orientation: Campus (336) 386-3455, Yadkin Center (336) 679-4600, ext. 3594, Jones Family Resource Center (336) 786-1071, Elkin Center (336) 386-3604, Pilot Center (336) 386-3618
| May 20 & 21 |
MT |
12:30pm-3:30m
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SCC Campus
Elkin Center
JFRC-Mt. Airy
Pilot Center
Yadkin Center |
| May 22 & 23 |
WTh |
8:30am-11:30am |
SCC Campus
Elkin Center
JFRC-Mt. Airy
Pilot Center
Yadkin Center |
| May 22 & 23 |
WTh |
6pm-9pm
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SCC Campus
Elkin Center
Pilot Center
JFRC - Mt. Airy
Yadkin Center |
| July 8 & 9 |
MT |
12:30pm-3:30pm |
SCC Campus
Elkin Center
Pilot Center
JFRC -Mt. Airy
Yadkin Center |
| July 10 & 11 |
WTh |
8:30am-11:30am |
SCC Campus
Elkin Center
JFRC-Mt. Airy
Pilot Center
Yadkin Center |
| July 10 & 11 |
WTh |
6:00pm-9:00pm |
SCC Campus
Elkin Center
JFRC-Mt. Airy
Pilot Center
Yadkin Center |
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Adult Basic Education
The Adult Basic Education program provides instruction for adults who want to learn to read, write and improve basic math skills. Practical teaching methods enable students to acquire skills such as using a telephone directory, reading road signs, counting money and completing job applications.
Classes are offered at our learning centers in Mount Airy, Dobson, Pilot, Elkin, and Yadkinville. Books, materials and instruction are provided free of charge.
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English for Speakers of Other Languages
The ESL program provides a means for speakers of other languages to attend classes to learn English communication skills as well as American customs and history.
Las Clases de ESL a través de Surry Community College
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Family Literacy
Family Literacy is a comprehensive, family-oriented partnership. Surry Community College offers the adult education and other agencies, such as the public school systems, churches, etc., educate the children. Adults and children attend school together.
Books, materials and instruction are provided free of charge. Instruction is designed to meet each student's personal and family need. The Family Literacy is located at:
| Jones Family Resource Center |
215 Jones School Road
Mount Airy, NC 27030 |
Monday - Thursday
8:30am - 1:30pm |
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General Educational Development (GED)
The GED testing program is offered by all 58 community colleges in North Carolina, including Surry Community College. The cost to students in $35.00. The GED test consists of five tests (Language Arts Writing, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts Reading, and Mathematics). Upon attaining minimum standard scores of 410 on each of the 5 tests and a total score of 2250, a high school diploma equivalency is awarded to the student by the State Board of the Community College System.
Books, materials and instruction are provided free of charge. Instruction is designed to meet each student's personal and family need.
There is a mandatory two-day orientation required for new ABE/GED students and students returning after six months. Call one of the learning centers to register for orientation.
Request for Official North Carolina GED Transcript
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GED Online
This course will help you prepare for the GED test in the comfort of your own home or anywhere you have Internet access. Complete the two day orientation for the GED program, you will be considered as a candidate for the GED Online class. You will be required to attend a one hour orientation session as your preferred GED center (Elkin Center, Jones Family Resource Center, Pilot Center, SCC, or Yadkin Center). A minimum of 12 hours a month, just three hours a week is all that is required of each student.
For more information, contact Mary White (336) 386-3261 or Deidre Jarrell (336) 386-3681