Introduction to MSJC Distance Learning Distance Learning Look for new distance learning course offerings during in the Fall of 2001 and the Spring of 2002. Distance learning is a growing component of Mt. San Jacinto College's continuing commitment to provide its' students with a comprehensive community college education. Most of the distance learning courses at MSJC provide students with an opportunity to complete coursework without visiting campus on a daily or a weekly basis.
Students sign up for distance learning courses for a variety of reasons.
Whatever the reasons, all MSJC students have an opportunity to complete the same types of courses with either the same or similar types of assignments as students attending traditional courses. Over the next few years more and more courses will become available to MSJC students in a distance learning format. The three major types of distance learning courses offered to students at MSJC are telecourses, online courses and videolink courses. Telecourses MSJC offers eleven different telecourses. These telecourses meet five times per semester and are augmented by weekly television broadcasts.