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In 1997 Cerro Coso Community college launched CC Online which was the impetus of developing a strong partnership between
Instruction and Student Services.
Once the first course offerings were created it became clear,
maybe for the first time by some, that without student services there would be no students!
Our initial design reflected best practices that were to provide students the equitable experience
to taking a class at a physical location and we took into consideration that the home technology and access to reliable internet connection
was not broadly available throughout our service area.
As broadband lines have become more available and home technology has progressed,
so has the online student engagement in our courses.
With the launching of online offerings came comprehensive online student and learning services
that are equitable to what students would be offered if they physically walked onto any of our campuses. Today
students can attend CC Online and complete 16 different programs such as those in Administration of Justice, Child Development,
Paralegal, and Business; 13 certificates of achievement; as well as transfer degrees in Associates of Arts or Sciences.
and I hope you are one of our completers in the near future.
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