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2003 GED GraduationBasic Skills/GED
at Mayland
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Welcome to the Basic Skills/GED Website of Mayland Community College! We invite you to learn more about our programs and services.

Basic Skills/GED is MORE than high school equivalency! We provide services in family literacy, compensatory education, college preparation and English as a Second Language.

You CAN do it! We will help!

A Basic Skills Success Story

Meet Van Thuy Nguyen, a Basic Skills success story, here.

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Basic Skills Program is to provide a variety of educational opportunities in reading, writing, and mathematics to program participants.

Student Learning Outcomes

It is the goal of the Basic Skills Program that our students will achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

  • Improve skills in reading, writing, and/or mathematics
  • Earn a GED certificate
  • Prepare to enter higher education or training at Mayland or other educational institution
  • Acquire a higher level of skills in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
  • Attain a higher level of life skills, employment skills, or independent living skills.

General Information

Basic Skills Location

The Basic Skills Program main office is located on the ground floor of Gwaltney Hall, Mayland’s main building in Spruce Pine (map).

We also offer classes at locations across our service area:

Hours of Operation

8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday

Contact Us

By Telephone: extensions 207 or 291 at (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND

By Mail: Post Office Box 547, Spruce Pine, NC 28777

By E-mail: Fill out our online form here.

Staff

Louise B. Hembree
Dean
ext. 208, (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND
E-mail: lhembree@mayland.edu
Joyce Boone
Recruiter
ext. 291, (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND
Steve Botney
Faculty, Correctional Education
E-mail: sbotney@mayland.edu
Sara E. Coffey
Faculty, Correctional Education
E-mail: scoffey@mayland.edu
Steve Gunter
Faculty
ext. 216, (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND
E-mail: sgunter@mayland.edu
Holli E. Greiner
Faculty, Correctional Education
Drema Darlene Hicks
Faculty, Correctional Education
Shelia Laws
Secretary
ext. 207, (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND
E-mail: slaws@mayland.edu
Judith McAuliffe
Annual Part-Time Faculty, Yancey Campus
(828) 682-2154
E-mail: jmcauliffe@mayland.edu
Brenda Peterson
Secretary
ext. 217, (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND
E-mail: bpeterson@mayland.edu
Sharon H. Weeks
Annual Part-Time Faculty
ext. 216, (828) 765-7351 or 1-800-4-MAYLAND
Tnellia M. Young
Annual Part-Time Faculty, Avery Campus
(828) 733-5017
E-mail: tyoung@mayland.edu

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