Houston Community College Online Learning.

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

The HCC Online Distance Learning Program has removed the barriers of location and time, making a college education accessible and affordable for every student at any age. Online Learning 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 Far different and vastly improved from the outdated correspondence courses of old, modern Online Learning Courses combine the best of on-campus support and feedback with the convenience of 21st Century technology.

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

Distance Learning Online Courses.

As more people have become proficient using the World Wide Web and the Internet, Online Learning has developed into the preferred way to access Distance Education. Online Distance Learning 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 Learning students do weekly assignments at their own computers and communicate directly with the instructor via e-mail. In addition, online courses require assigned reading from course textbooks and/or study guides. Accessing Online Distance Learning is quick and technologically easy. Internet technology makes it possible for Online Distance Learning students to have online discussion groups and study sessions through instant messaging and Distance Learning Online chat rooms. Online Distance Learning provides the stimulation of student exchanges without the time-consuming travel.

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

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

Important Requirements for All Houston Community College Online Distance Learning Courses: 

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

Optional Online Distance Learning 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 Distance Learning 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 Distance Learning Courses at the Houston Community College.

HCC has developed its Online Distance Learning Program with the student as a priority. Courses chosen for the Online Distance Learning 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 Learning course content and delivery systems to make the Online Learning experience equal to or even more rewarding than traditional instruction in 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 courses and professors are chosen, based on their ability to provide the best educational opportunity for Online Distance Learning students in a non-traditional environment. Professors, instructors, technical support, Distance Education staff members, and counselors are available to assist and motivate Online Learning students while enrolled in the distance education program. Online Learning students are expected to provide the extra amount of self-discipline and personal resolve required by Online Distance Learning courses.

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