Cerro Coso College Summary
Comparability/Context
- 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
Recent Trends
- Addition of ITV (point to point delivery between campus and centers; no cable TV delivery)
- Provocative elements
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
Full DE Survey from Cerro CosoCollege (87 KB Word document)
Cerro Coso College Website
Distance Education Strategic Options Report
Los Rios Community College District
Last updated: Friday, October 22, 2004 at 2:38:47 PM.