Learning Access
Evening and Weekend Courses
The College offers a schedule of courses during the evening and on weekends to give students the flexibility to take courses during non-traditional hours in a comfortable classroom setting. In general, these courses are offered at the main campus in Kinston, Greene County Center and Workforce Development Center in Snow Hill, the LaGrange Center, and the Jones County Center in Trenton. The availability of evening and weekend courses provides students the opportunity to coordinate employment with studies and to increase their rate of academic progress.
Students enrolled in evening curriculum courses are provided services including Admissions, the Leigh & John McNairy Library, the Student Center, and the Academic Support Center. Information about admission, registration, counseling, advising, financial aid, cashier services, and administration services are coordinated by the Coordinator of Evening Programs.
Noncredit occupational extension and expanding industry courses, along with basic skills classes, such as Adult Basic Education, Adult High School Diploma, and High School Equivalency preparation, are offered during evenings and weekends. These courses and programs are designed for the adult learner who is seeking knowledge and skills.
Online Learning
Online learning occurs when the interaction of a student and instructor is separated by place and/or time. The purpose of online learning is to meet the needs of a diverse population through delivery methods including Internet, hybrid, and blended courses. Synchronous video-conferencing sessions may also be scheduled for all course delivery methods.
- Internet (IN) courses are college courses in which 100% of the instruction is asynchronously delivered through the Internet. Students work independently by utilizing Internet tools to complete course work. Students enrolled in Internet courses are guided by a qualified instructor and have access to the same resources as on-campus students.
- Hybrid (HY) courses are college courses in which the primary delivery is online with a requirement that students also meet in traditional face-to-face sessions. This combines traditional classroom-based instruction with the tools of asynchronous online delivery.
- Blended (BL) courses are college courses in which the primary delivery is via face-to-face instruction with a requirement that students utilize Internet tools as a supplemental part of the course.
- Synchronous Learning (SY) courses utilize scheduled synchronous video-conferencing sessions, for a portion of the course hours, in which the instructor and student are separated by distance. Synchronous courses may be a scheduled part of Internet, Hybrid, and Blended courses.
Online Learning (OL) students abide by the same guidelines for application and registration as traditional students. In addition, identical academic standards, criteria, content, quality, and student support services apply to OL courses as to all other college courses. An online student orientation course, Moodle 101, is available to assist students. The Office of Online Learning offers on-campus training sessions during early registration and the first two (2) days of class at the beginning of each semester, or by request, providing instruction for LancerLOGIN activation, LancerMAIL, and Moodle.
LCC uses the Learning Management System (LMS), Moodle, to deliver online course content in OL courses. It is vital that students taking Internet courses follow the Online Learning Course Enrollment Procedure: Students taking Internet (online) courses must submit an assignment by the 10% date in each Internet course in Moodle to be fully enrolled in the course. Students who do not submit an assignment by the 10% date will be marked as "Never Attend" and will be removed from the course. No Exceptions. No Refunds.
Online Classes and Semester Break/Holidays/No Class Days
The College recognizes that the Academic Calendar is applicable to all students, regardless of the modality in which they are taking classes (online, seated, blended, or hybrid). As such, when classes are not being held in-person due to Semester Break, No Class Days, Holidays, or Closed Days, instructors are asked to prorate the amount of work that is typically assigned in an online class for that week to account for the days classes are not held in person. While instructors may still assign work to students during weeks such as Spring Break, Fall Break, Holidays, etc., the work that is assigned will be prorated to account for the closed days. If the College is closed for an entire week, assignments will not be due during that week in an online class.
Note: This guidance excludes holiday sections (HIN), as students are accepting additional work during the holidays at a time when the College would traditionally be closed. Prorating of work by the instructor during a holiday section should not be expected, although instructors are encouraged to avoid work being due on state-recognized holidays.
State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement – North Carolina (SARA-NC) Complaint Process
If a complaint cannot be resolved internally, students located outside North Carolina may file a complaint with SARA-NC. Students should follow the SARA-NC Complaint process (https://www2.ncseaa.edu/SARANC/Complaint.aspx) and use the SARA-NC Complaint Form (https://www2.ncseaa.edu/SARANC/docs/SARA-NCComplaintForm.pdf).
SARA-NC Contact information:
Terrence R. Scarborough, M.P.A. – Director of SARA North Carolina
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
c/o SARA North Carolina, P.O. Box 41349, Raleigh, NC 27629
Telephone: 929-248-4667
Email: complaint@saranc.org
Website: www.ncseaa.edu/SARANC/index.html
Additional resources for students located outside North Carolina: