Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Education empowers individuals to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society. Students develop human literacy as they master a complex set of essential skills and knowledge needed to achieve quality of life. They gain career preparedness as they acquire readiness to participate in a rapidly changing workforce and global economy.

Family and Consumer Sciences students prepare for family life, work life, and careers in eight core areas:

• Consumer Education and Resource Management

• Early Childhood Education and Services

• Family and Interpersonal Relationships

• Food Production and Services

• Foods, Nutrition and Wellness

• Housing, Interiors and Design

• Parenting Education and Human Development

• Textiles, Apparel and Fashion

FACS Education currently offers one middle school course and seventeen high school courses that comprise five career pathways within five national career clusters.