Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS)

Our mission in family consumer science is to prepare students for life: family life, life in college, independent living, and career life while educating them to identify and create alternative solutions to significant everyday challenges and to take responsibility of their actions in an ever-changing world. Family and Consumer Sciences is an academic discipline that focuses on science and the art of living and working well together. It combines characteristics of social and natural science, as well as the arts. Family and consumer science classes will explore cooking, hospitality, tourism, human and child development, textiles, housing and interior design. Classes are taught as electives and most are a one term class that will meet requirements for graduation. Our courses assist students in the transfer of reading, writing and math to real life. Our department offers a variety of courses that prepare scholars for the future. Family and consumer science classes will explore cooking, hospitality, tourism, human and child development, textiles, housing and interior design.

Family and Consumer Sciences is an academic discipline that combines characteristics of social and natural science, as well as the arts. Family and consumer sciences deal with the relationship between individuals, families, and communities. Our classes represent many disciplines including consumer science, nutrition, culinary arts, parenting, early childhood education, family economics and resource management, human development, financial independence, interior design, textiles, apparel design, and sewing as well as other related subjects. Classes are taught as electives, and some may count as an arts credit required for graduation. Our courses assist students in the transfer of reading, writing and math to real life. Our mission is to prepare students for family life, life in college and career life while educating them to identify and create alternative solutions to significant everyday challenges and to take responsibility of their actions in a diverse global society.