Houston Community College Online College.

Discover all the knowledge of a traditional college education brought to you via cutting-edge technology.

The HCC Online College Degree Program has removed the barriers of location and time, making a college education accessible and affordable for every student at any age. Each Online College course comes to you either online, on television, and/or via videocassette! Far different and vastly improved from the outdated correspondence courses of old, the modern Online College Course combines the best of on-campus support and feedback with the convenience of 21st Century technology.

HCC Online College courses are offered in several formats, carefully designed to provide independent study courses with minimum barriers and maximum educational support for each Online College student.

College Degree Online.

As more people have become proficient using the World Wide Web and the Internet, Online College courses have developed into the preferred way to achieve a college degree. Each Online College course is offered throughout the academic year - Fall, Spring, and Summer, Web-based course equivalent to an on-campus course earning 3-4 semester hours of credit. Online College students do weekly assignments at their own computers and communicate directly with the instructor via e-mail. In addition, online courses require assigned readings from course textbooks and/or study guides.  Accessing an Online College course is quick and technologically easy. Internet technology makes it possible for Online College students to have online discussion groups and study sessions through instant messaging and college online chat rooms. The Online College provides the stimulation of student exchanges without the time-consuming travel.

For Online College Students who prefer a more visual-oriented format:
Video Cassette College Courses.

Video Cassette college degree students check out a quantity of video cassettes for the semester and view them on their home television sets. Video Cassettes are issued to students during their required course orientation at the beginning of the semester. All Video Cassette College degree courses require assigned reading from textbooks and/or study guides. Some Video Cassette College courses also require written assignments. College instructors, counselors and classmates are as close as the telephone when you have questions.

Important Requirements for All HCC Online College Courses:

Online College Course Orientation - meet your instructor and classmates, receive a course syllabus and handouts, and review your exam schedule. Also, receive information on contacting your Distance Education instructor and classmates and submitting Distance Education class work (All students are required to attend orientation for each Distance Education Course taken-NO EXCEPTIONS.) Most class orientation are on-line, others are in-person at the HCC Administration Building, 3100 Main Street. Please check the printed or on-line class schedule to determine your classes orientation requirement.  

Online College Course Textbooks - Available at the Houston Community College Bookstore or online booksellers. Required text information will be included in the class orientation. 

Optional Online College Test Review Sessions  - Some instructors offer in-person review sessions which will be scheduled before each of 2-4 Distance Education class exams during the semester. The availability of review sessions will be included in the class orientation.

Online College Course Testing - All testing for Distance Education Courses are taken on an Houston Community College campus. Monitored Distance Education exams are administered on weekends at the HCC Administration Building, 3100 Main Street, Friday evenings from 4-7 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students are made aware of their required test weekends for the semester during the course orientation.

Choose Online College Degree Courses from the Houston Community College.

HCC has developed its Online College Degree Program with the student as a priority. Courses chosen for the Online College Degree Program are of the highest quality and cover subject matter that can be delivered in a timely, cost-efficient manner. HCC is continuously evaluating and improving Online College course content and delivery systems to make the Online College experience equal to or even more rewarding than traditional on-campus classrooms.

Advising can be accomplished by telephone at 713/718-5275 - press option #4, via email at decounseling@hccs.edu, by visiting the Distance Education Office at the HCC Administration Building, 3100 Main Street, 3rd floor and/or by on-site advising at other HCC locations upon request. Confidential sessions with the distance education counselors will help students understand course transfers, college regulations or education plan options. Houston Community College counselors also maintain a local referral base in order to provide appropriate referrals to students with personal or family issues that may require long-term solutions.

The highest quality Online College courses and professors are chosen, based on their ability to provide the best educational opportunity for Online College Degree students in a non-traditional environment. Professors, instructors, technical support, Distance Education staff members, and counselors are available to assist and motivate Online College students while enrolled in the distance education program. Online College students are expected to provide the extra amount of self-discipline and personal resolve required by Online College Degree courses.

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