Family and Consumer Sciences Philosophy

Our unique focus is on families, careers, and their interrelationships. The discipline of Family and Consumer Sciences focuses on empowering individuals to manage the challenges of living and working in an ever-changing, diverse and global society. Courses help students become independent, to assume family roles, to contribute to the good of the community and society, to balance work and family, and to transfer personal skills to the workplace. The course content is designed to help students develop a high level of competence in problem solving, interpersonal skills, citizenship and leadership while balancing work and family.