Houston Community College Online Education.

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

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 Far different and vastly improved from the outdated correspondence courses of old, modern Online Education combines the best of on-campus support and feedback with the convenience of 21st Century technology.

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

Distance Education Online Courses.

As more people have become proficient using the World Wide Web and the Internet, Online Education has developed into the preferred way to access Distance Education. Online College Education courses are offered throughout the academic year - Fall, Spring, and Summer, Web-based courses equivalent to on-campus courses earning 3-4 semester hours of credit. Online College Education 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 Online College Education courses is quick and technologically easy. Internet technology makes it possible for Online College Education students to have online discussion groups and study sessions through instant messaging and Distance Education Online chat rooms. Online College Education provides the stimulation of student exchanges without the time-consuming travel.

For Distance Education Students who prefer a more visual-oriented format:
Video Cassette Distance Education Courses.

Video Cassette Distance Education 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 Distance Education courses require assigned reading from textbooks and/or study guides. Some Video Cassette Distance Education courses also require written assignments. Distance Education instructors, counselors and classmates are as close as the telephone when you have questions.

Important Requirements for All HCC Online College Education Courses:

Online College Education Course Orientation - Meet your instructor and classmates, receive a course syllabus and handouts, and review your exam schedule. Also, receive information on contacting your Online Education instructor and classmates. (All students are required to attend orientation for each Online Education Course taken-NO EXCEPTIONS.) Some class orientation are on-line, others are in-person at the HCC Eastside Campus. Please check the printed or on-line class schedule to determine your classes orientation requirement. 

Online College Education Textbooks - Available at the HCC Bookstore or online booksellers. Please contact Pat Barden in the Distance Education Office at (713) 718-5276 or email her for textbook information and assistance. 

Optional Online College Education Test Review Sessions  - Scheduled before each of 2-4 Online Education class exams during the semester.

Online College Education Course Testing - All testing for Online College Education Courses are taken on an HCC campus. Monitored Online Education exams are administered on weekends at the HCC Eastside campus Friday evenings from 4-7 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testing is also held at the HCC Westgate Campus on Saturdays 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 Education Courses from the Houston Community College.

HCC has developed its Online College Education Programs with the student as a priority. Courses chosen for the Online College Education 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 Education course content and delivery systems to make the Online Education experience equal to or even more rewarding than traditional on-campus instruction.

Advising can be accomplished by telephone at 713/ 718-7014, decounseling@hccs.edu or by visiting our "storefront" at HCC Southeast College - Eastside Center and by on-site advising at other HCC locations upon request. Confidential sessions with the distance education counselor will help students understand course transfers, college regulations and 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 courses and professors are chosen, based on their ability to provide the best educational opportunity for Online College Education students in a non-traditional environment. Professors, instructors, technical support, Distance Education staff members, and counselors are available to assist and motivate Online Education students while enrolled in the distance education program. Online Education students are expected to provide the extra amount of self-discipline and personal resolve required by Online College Education courses.

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