Online Education

Lehigh Carbon Community College provides convenient and affordable online courses and programs for students who wish to start, enhance or supplement their education. By choosing from a wide variety of online courses, students may earn one of the following degrees, certificates or specialized credit diplomas from the convenience of home or office.

*80% or more - Program and course content is offered fully online and through remote learning; however, there may be an in-person laboratory or fieldwork requirement that must be completed per course requirements. Please see course descriptions. Instructors are prepared to discuss alternate arrangements for students who need accommodations. Online education occurs while the instructor and student are separated by time, distance or both (synchronous or asynchronous).

The main differences between online education courses and on-campus courses are location and delivery method . The quality and content of online education courses are identical to courses taught on campus in the classroom, and the courses typically transfer identically as on-campus classes. Online education faculty teaching theses courses are the same faculty who teach on campus and offer the same quality and direction as that provided in the classroom. Tuition and fees for online education courses are the same as for on-campus LCCC courses. The courses appear on transcripts as sections of regular LCCC courses.

Admission and registration procedures for these courses are the same as for on-campus courses. Applicants submit an application for admission to Registration/Student Records, meet the standard entrance requirements of the college, and must be formally admitted to the college to register for any credit courses. Online education courses are offered as either hybrid, online or remote courses.

Each type of course provides different advantages and requires different technology and study skills. Online education requires students to be self-directed, independent learners. LCCC’s faculty are available for personal appointments, telephone contact, email communication or online chats. For online classes, students may work at the time and day most convenient for them, they must still meet deadlines and participation requirements. For hybrid and remote classes, there will be specified meeting days and times. Although students may work at the time of day most convenient for them, they must still meet deadlines and participation requirements.

Transfer of Online Science Laboratory Courses

Policy:  Award of Credit for External Online Science Laboratory Courses

Definition:  An online science laboratory course is any distance education course completed either asynchronously or synchronously that includes a science laboratory component.

Rationale:  The purpose of a laboratory course is for students to attain authentic hands-on learning experience with fundamental laboratory techniques.  Science laboratories are rigorous educational experiences that require access to specialized teaching laboratories and physical manipulation of complex instrumentation.  Online science laboratory courses do not provide the necessary resources to provide students with this experience and therefore are not awarded credit.

Exceptions:

1.      All online laboratories in biology and physics that have been completed with a grade of C or higher during the years impacted by the COVID19 pandemic (2019-2021) will be awarded credit.

2.      Online laboratories in biology and physics that have been completed with a grade of C or higher between January 2022 and May 2025 will be awarded credit.

3.      All online laboratories in Astronomy will be awarded credit.

Exclusions:

1.      Online science laboratory courses that have been completed through online asynchronous self-paced education platforms are not awarded credit.

2.      Online science laboratory courses in chemistry are not accepted.