| General Education Mission
ROLE AND MISSION OF GENERAL EDUCATION
General education at Northeast Community College provides students with a cohesive set of coursework that supports their educational, personal, and career development. General Education expands students’ perspectives beyond the skills required in their chosen disciplines and provides them with a foundation for lifelong learning. Experiences in general education classes and other activities create opportunities for students to examine and understand diverse perspectives. They form the basis necessary for making informed and reasoned contributions at work, at home, and in society.
Students will become better prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century by gaining:
- Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, and increased awareness of the broader human experience and its environment;
- Intellectual and practical skills that include communication and quantitative skills as well as modes of discovery, cooperation as a member of a team to complete an assignment and use of applicable technology;
- Personal and social responsibility that includes an awareness of a wide range of perspectives as well as an exploration of individual values in a multi-cultural world.
GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS
Members of society need to communicate effectively, apply critical thinking/problem solving skills, and demonstrate social and cultural awareness as responsible citizens. Northeast Community College has established a set of general education goals to enhance these attributes, and provides learning opportunities that promote:
Individual and collaborative effort
An emphasis on ethical practice, and
Utilization of technological resources that are common in today’s world.
General education goals can be achieved in general education courses, degree-specific courses and during college-sponsored activities. The following Fundamental Academic Competencies and Skills (FACS) identify the general education goals and learning objectives that are integrated into a variety of courses and activities at the College.
Fundamental Academic Competencies and Skills (FACS)
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