Thousands of students have found televised courses for credit to be not only a time and cost efficient way to go to college but also an exciting way to get a college education. Television is a proven educational medium with unlimited dimensions. It takes students to places around the world and to events from the past, present, and future, guided by experienced Reading Area Community College faculty. These courses are professionally developed by employing a core team of nationally recognized subject specialists, professional actors and actresses, as well as experts in the field who serve as guest speakers. Each treatment of subject, each script, each study guide unit, and textbook chapter are examined and field tested for accuracy and relationships to the whole, as well as appropriate use of each medium.
Independent study requires self discipline and motivation.
Successful students are those who follow the study guide or the course outline carefully and who do reading assignments on a regular basis. These all work together in the learning experience. Students meet with their Reading Area Community College facilitator at an on-campus orientation session. The facilitator holds regular office hours and is available by phone or through a personal visit to the College. If the broadcast schedule is not convenient, or you do not have Berks Cable or even a television, the entire course can be viewed in Reading Area Community College's Yocum Library.