Each course is equivalent to on-campus sections of the same course in terms of objectivity, content, rigor, and transferability. Registration procedures are the same as for traditional courses. Students pay the same tuition and fees and have access to all student services, library and other support services. Courses that are offered in distance learning are noted in the course description section of this catalog. The College offers a variety of courses in the telecourse format.
Students receive videotaped programs, textbook, and study guide material.
Faculty interact with students through a combination of on-campus orientation sessions, written assignments, telephone contacts, electronic mail, and traditional mailings. Students enrolled in Internet courses communicate with their instructor or instructors and other students using electronic mail, list servers, and chat rooms. A variety of resources including textbook, study guide, World Wide Web resource materials, and resources developed by the course instructor are used by Internet course students. Distance learning courses may be more difficult than traditional courses since the student has to work more independently than in traditional courses. As the purpose of distance learning is to provide quality learning opportunities and equity of access to our students, new distance learning courses are being continuously developed to become a part of the College s regular curriculum.