Executive Summary

Options Report (pdf)

Strategic Areas

Benchmark Colleges

References

• Part of a three-college district --- distance education planned and delivered independently by colleges
• Large distance education program (21-50% of instruction)
• Modes of instruction --- online, interactive TV, no self-paced courses
• Planning process --- planning conducted by department chairs (small college - department chairs have responsibilities similar to deans' at this small college); DE Director coordinates the delivery
• Degrees/Certificates --- 12 Associate degrees (Administration of Justice, Business Administration, Child Development, Computer Information Systems, Humanities, Media Arts, Sociology)
• Target student population --- outside of Cerro Coso's geographic service area which is large but sparsely populated
• Faculty training --- 8-unit certificate program in online teaching
• Faculty compensation --- stipend of $500 per unit to develop a course
• Average class size --- 45 online, ITV 20 per site
• Student Services --- fully online
• Proctored exams --- no designated sites; proctoring agreement

• Addition of ITV (point to point delivery between campus and centers; no cable TV delivery)
• Provocative elements

• Focus on distant learners --- no on-campus meetings, all student services online
• No Course Management System --- FrontPage template; WebBoard for class discussion; QuestionMark for testing