What is the difference between an online course and a hybrid course?
Most Internet courses are offered entirely online, usually with no campus component using the WebCT platform. Some courses may include proctored exams that will require the learner to go to a Vernon College campus to take an exam or to use an approved proctor at the student’s site. Hybrid courses are a blending of the traditional on-campus courses with an online component. In this format, you will complete a portion of the course online using the WebCT platform and then only meet on campus as outlined in the college class schedule. Some science courses are hybrid.
Online courses are courses that are offered through the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC) consortium. These courses are offered entirely online, usually with no campus component. Students will log into a learning platform to access course information. MSVCC uses two learning platforms: Blackboard and Desire2Learn. You may have courses on one or both platforms. Check your student profile to determine on which platform each course is located. All online courses require at least one proctored exam that will require the learner to go to the campus to take an exam. Hybrid courses are offered only at MGCCC and are a blending of the traditional on-campus courses with an online component. In this format you will complete a portion of the course online using the MGCCC Blackboard platform and then only meet on campus as outlined in the college Tabloid.
