What are the distinctions between provider, home, and degree-granting colleges?
The provider college is the college which is offering the course that you’re interested in taking. It’s possible that you may have two, or even more, provider colleges if you’re taking online courses from multiple colleges in the same semester. Your home college will likely be the most convenient community college for you to physically visit for support services – for example, meeting with an advisor or tutor, accessing the library, or having a test proctored. Your degree-granting college is the college from which you are planning to obtain a certificate or degree – either a traditional program of study or an online program. While in many cases, your home college and your degree-granting college are the same, with online programs of study, they are not always the same. You may decide to seek an online degree from a college other than your home college. Please note that in most cases, financial aid will be available from your degree-granting college, since most financial aid is associat
