General education goals can be achieved in general education courses and degree-specific courses. Productive citizens need to communicate effectively, apply basic mathematical strategies, solve problems, and interact in a variety of social settings. Therefore, Northeast Community College has established a set of general education goals to include these areas.

The following Fundamental Academic Competencies and Skills (FACS) are integrated as learning objectives into a variety of courses taught at the college.

1. Communication Skills- The student will be able to:

• Write with a sense of purpose, organization, and mechanical correctness.

• Deliver a purposeful message with appropriate physical presence and vocal variety.

2. Problem Solving Skills- The student will be able to:

• Recognize the problem.

• Review information about the problem.

• Develop plausible solutions.

• Evaluate results.

3. Math Skills -The student will be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to convert and calculate physical quantities.

• Analyze and solve word problems.

4. Social Skills - The student will be able to:

• Demonstrate interactive behaviors.

• Demonstrate knowledge of individual, national, and international diversity.