Distance Learning

Blue Ridge Community College values the opportunities for access that it provides for its students and it views distance education as an important aspect of educational access. The College offers distance learning courses in a variety of disciplines and many classroom-based courses incorporate distance learning technology to enhance student learning. Some courses are delivered entirely through distance learning technology.

Internet-based courses can be taken entirely on the Internet, although some courses require on-campus or off-campus proctored testing. These courses are a great option for students who want the flexibility to complete courses at home, work, or even at the College, but on their own schedule. Students should expect to use electronic mail, word processing, and Web browsing software in these courses.

Interactive video is a technology that uses live, two-way video connections to send and receive courses and programs between Blue Ridge Community College and other educational institutions. Although students attend interactive video classes on campus in the Commonwealth Classroom, courses received by the College are actually offered by other colleges in the state. Therefore, students access these courses using the admission and registration procedures of the sending institution. This program allows students to access courses and programs not normally offered at Blue Ridge Community College.

A complete listing of Distance Learning classes is found in the Blue Ridge Community College Schedule of Classes booklet each semester. Additional information, including a listing of computer skills required for successful completion of Internet-based courses, can be found online at http://www.brcc.edu/dl/.