College and career readiness
(Formerly Basic Skills)
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 & 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:
- Adult Basic Education (ABE)
- Compensatory Education (CED)
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Family Literacy
- General Educational Development (GED)
- General Educational Development On-Line (GED On-Line)
You must be at least sixteen years old to enroll in one of our College & 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, Workforce Development Center in Mount Airy, and Yadkin Center in Yadkinville, Pilot Center in Pilot Mountain, and the Elkin Center in Elkin.
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| Virginia Stammetti Director of College & Career Readiness (336) 386-3243 stammettiv@surry.edu |
Mary White Registrar/Recruiting & Retention Specialist (336) 386-3261 whitema@surry.edu |
| Sherry White Adm Assistant (336) 386-3398 whites@surry.edu |
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| Para más información (Español): |
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| Rosa Torres ESL Coordinator (336) 386-3660 torresr@surry.edu |
SPRING 2012 GED ORIENTATION SCHEDULE |
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| Prerequisites for ABE/GED Basic Skills Programs: Student release form required for all students 16 or 17. 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 for orientation: Campus (336) 386-3455. Yadkin Center (336) 386--5231. Workforce Development Center (336) 386-3689. Elkin Center (336) 386-3604. Pilot Center (336) 386-3618. | |||||
SCC - Dobson Campus (336) 386-3455 |
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| ABE/GED Orientation | 02/13/12 | 02/15/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | Campus |
| 02/28/12 | 03/01/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | Campus | |
| 03/19/12 | 03/21/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | Campus | |
| 04/03/12 | 04/05/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | Campus | |
| 04/09/12 | 04/11/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | Campus | |
Workforce Development Center - Mount Airy (336) 386-3686 |
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| ABE/GED Orientation | 02/07/12 | 02/09/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | WDC |
| 02/20/12 | 02/22/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | WDC | |
| 03/06/12 | 03/08/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | WDC | |
| 03/26/12 | 03/28/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | WDC | |
| 04/10/12 | 04/12/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | WDC | |
| 04/16/12 | 04/18/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | WDC | |
Yadkin Center - Yadkinville (336) 386-3594 |
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| ABE/GED Orientation | 02/07/12 | 02/09/12 | 6pm-9pm | TTh | YC |
| 02/21/12 | 02/23/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | YC | |
| 03/06/12 | 03/08/12 | 6pm-9pm | TTh | YC | |
| 03/20/12 | 03/22/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | YC | |
| 04/03/12 | 04/05/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | YC | |
| 04/17/12 | 04/19/12 | 6pm-9pm | TTh | YC | |
Elkin Center - Elkin (336) 386-3604 |
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| ABE/GED Orientation | 02/14/12 | 02/16/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | EC |
| 02/28/12 | 03/01/12 | 6pm-9pm | TTh | EC | |
| 03/20/12 | 03/22/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | EC | |
| 04/03/12 | 04/05/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | EC | |
| 04/17/12 | 04/19/12 | 6pm-9pm | TTh | EC | |
Pilot Center - Pilot Mountain (336) 386-3618 |
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| ABE/GED Orientation | 02/06/12 | 02/08/12 | 6pm-9pm | MW | PC |
| 02/21/12 | 02/23/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | PC | |
| 03/20/12 | 03/22/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | PC | |
| 04/17/12 | 04/19/12 | 9am-12pm | TTh | PC | |
SPRING 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE |
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SCC - Dobson Campus (01/03/12 - 05/07/12) |
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| ABE/GED | ongoing | 8:00am - 3:30pm | MTWTh | Campus |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | TWTh | Campus | ||
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | F | Campus | ||
| ESL | ongoing | 9:00am - 1:00pm | TWTh | Campus |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | TTh | Campus | ||
Workforce Development Center - Mount Airy (01/03/12 - 05/07/12) |
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| ABE/GED | ongoing | 8:00am - 3:30pm | MTWTh | WDC |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | MTWTh | WDC | ||
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | F | WDC | ||
Yadkin Center - Yadkinville (01/03/12 - 05/07/12) |
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| ABE/GED | ongoing | 8:00am - 3:30pm | MTWTh | YC |
| 6:00am - 9:00pm | TTh | YC | ||
| ESL | ongoing | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | MW | YC |
Elkin Center - Elkin (01/03/12 - 05/07/12) |
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| ABE/GED | ongoing | 8:00am - 3:30pm | MTWTh | EC |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | TTh | EC | ||
| ESL | ongoing | 8:30am - 1:30pm | MTWTh | EC |
Pilot Center - Pilot Mountain (01/03/12 - 05/07/12) |
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| ABE/GED | ongoing | 8:00am - 2:30pm | MTW | PC |
Jones Family Resource Center - Mount Airy (01/03/12 - 05/07/12 ) |
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| ABE/GED | ongoing | 8:00am - 2:30pm | MTWTh | JFRC |
| ESL | ongoing | 8:30am - 2:00pm | MTWTh | JFRC |
Elkin Elementary School (01/03/12 - 05/07/12) |
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| ESL | ongoing | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | TTh | EES |
| Compensatory Education classes are offered for adults who have special learning needs due to an intellectual disability or traumatic brain injury. For more information please contact Virginia Stammetti (336) 386-3243. |
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 and in area elementary schools, community centers etc. Books, materials and instruction are provided free of charge. Instruction is designed to meet each student's personal and family need.
Compensatory Education is a community college program designed specifically for adults with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury. The focus of the Compensatory Education Program is to improve the individual's independence by acquiring necessary basic life skills from math and reading skills to job development. Students also gain appropriate communication and socialization skills as well as full access to a computer lab.
The Compensatory Education course of study consists of seven domains or major subject areas: Language, Math, Social Science, Community Living, Consumer Education, Health and Vocational Education. Additional training modules include: Problem Solving, Leisure Education and Self-Advocacy.
Classes are offered at various locations in Surry and Yadkin counties. Books, materials and instruction are provided free of charge. For more information, please contact Virginia Stammetti at (336) 386-3243.
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
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 - 2:30pm |
General Educational Development (GED)
Classes are also available in area high schools, elementary schools, libraries and community centers. For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at (336) 386-3261 or (336) 386-3243.
These classes are available in several industry sites. Please check with your personnel department to see if classes are available where you are employed.
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
Surry Community College is now offering the GED program 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, Workforce Development Center 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 Sherry White (336) 386-3398.
