Colorado Mountain College (CMC) has launched the ‘CMC Fall 2020 Trail Map’ which explains how the college will offer courses for the upcoming semester.
“Maintaining the health and safety of our students, employees and local communities is central to our planning for this fall semester,” said CMC President and CEO Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser. “Our flexible plan also permits us to continue complying with evolving state and local public health orders.
CMC will offer courses in three ways:
- Flex courses
- In-Person courses
- Online Anytime courses
Flex courses will have a designated class schedule that utilizes virtual meetings and video conferences such as Webex and Zoom. Some of these courses may have optional face-to-face components such as small group discussions, group projects, or similar group interactions.
In-person courses cannot be delivered remotely and will be offered face-to-face at a designated time and location. These courses will adhere to social distancing and safety guidelines. These courses may also include online facets and videoconferencing.
Online Anytime will not require in-person attendance and will not have a designated schedule or video conferencing time. Instead, students must complete course work in the time frame outlined in the course plan. All work will be completed in an online format.
CMC Storefront Location located at 202 North F St. (Photo by Taylor Sumners)
For all categories of courses, additional support for students will come in the form of on-campus technology access, tutoring, advising, and regular communications.
The Fall semester starts on August 24 and registration for the fall semester is underway.
“Our goal is to provide a blended and high-quality set of options that leverage CMC’s long-standing signature and experiential programs, small class sizes, innovative approaches and personalized learning, along with its nearly two decades of expertise in distance education,” said Besnette Hauser.
CMC says that it intends to open with reduced capacity in the residence halls in Steamboat Springs, Spring Valley and Leadville. The halls will contain more single rooms and a limited number of double rooms. For the 2020-2021 academic year the college will also waive the requirement that new students live on campus.
College leaders will continue to monitor conditions in Colorado and in CMC’s communities. The vice president and dean of each campus remain in close collaboration with local public health.
“If conditions change locally or at the state level, we will be ready to act,” said Hauser. “We believe this format for offering classes, as well as our reduced population in the residence halls, will allow us to adapt quickly as needed.”
Those looking for more information on CMC fall classes and registration should click here.
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