New River Community College's Distance Education program:

• is part of the college's effort to increase educational access by bringing education to people instead of people to education

• is designed for those students who are unable to travel to the college or who need to pursue academic goals outside the traditional classroom setting

• is a flexible, convenient alternative to courses taught on campus, providing the same quality and content of on-campus courses

• is designed to take advantage of the best and most appropriate educational materials as an alternative to classroom instruction

• allows students to set their own schedule (within certain parameters) to complete course work

• has specific qualities that equal or exceed direct classroom instruction in many ways, but calls for strong student commitment

• takes advantage of a variety of delivery for delivery formats including: telecourses, telelectures, audio, mixed media, computer/software, Internet/Web based, and live two-way interactive instruction. The delivery format used depends on the individual course

• enables you to achieve your educational goals by delivering academically sound courses and educational support services that are flexible, responsive, and innovative