Cabrillo College | Distance Education Distance Courses

Distance Education

The mission of the Cabrillo College Distance Education Program is to extend access to new populations and to serve students who need flexibility in time and location in order to meet career and transfer goals, degree requirements, life-long learning goals and develop basic skills. The program emphasizes working effectively in technology-mediated environments, promoting information literacy, and student learning outcomes.

NOTICE:
Due to budget cuts this year, there will be NO online classes offered for Summer Session 2009. There WILL be a Fall Online Course Schedule, and it will be posted when the Fall schedule is available. We hope to resume our normal Summer Session schedule in 2010.

BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN

STEP 1: Look up your class(es) in the Schedule of Classes to see if there is a mandatory on-campus orientation and/or on-campus meetings. If you are new to Cabrillo, visit the online orientation.

STEP 2: Visit your instructor's web page for more detailed information about the course. You can also access their phone/email/office hours info there.

STEP 3: The majority of courses use Blackboard, an online learning management system that holds your course content.. Those that don't are listed in the distance education schedule. Check the schedule first.

ONCE CLASSES BEGIN

STEP 1: Access to courses begins the first day of the term. Blackboard users, activate your Blackboard account.

STEP 2: Log in to Blackboard. Follow all instructions provided by your instructor.

STEP 3: The majority of courses use Blackboard. Those that don't are listed in the distance education schedule. Check the distance education schedule first.

ADDING CLASSES: Email your instructor for permission to add a class once the term begins. Blackboard users must allow 1 business day for account activation.

DISTANCE EDUCATION RESOURCES

DE SCHEDULE: DE Course Schedule, instructor contact information and more...

ASSESSMENT CENTER: Are you taking a Math or English class that requires a prerequisite or an assessment before you can register or attend the class? Visit the Assessment Center's webpage for the testing schedule.