Online Learning
Looking for a way to drive your career forward without spending time in the car driving to class? Online degrees and certificates at Greenville Technical College are the answer.
- Earn a certificate or associate degree from one of the many online options. See the full list of online options »
- Or take core classes online in English, history, math and many more subjects.
Online courses offer you the flexibility to pursue your academic goals with options that meet your schedule and needs. Greenville Technical College offers a variety of online and hybrid options - view the online schedule to search for classes that work for you.
SCTechConnect online courses provide a high-quality, low-cost, convenient option for completing your first year of college. All courses offered through SCTechConnect seamlessly transfer to South Carolina’s public colleges and universities.
Course Delivery Options
Face-to-Face: Face-to-face courses are traditional courses with regularly scheduled on-campus or approved offsite class meetings with no more than 24% online instruction time. All instructors teaching face-to-face courses use the Blackboard learning management system to communicate course information such as course syllabus, plan of instruction, course policies, instructor information, assignment due dates and student grades. However, instructors may use other learning tools including online discussions, quizzes or assignments.
Blended (Hybrid): Blended courses include a minimum of 25% face-to-face instruction on campus or at an approved off-site location with the remaining course instruction time occurring online. The schedule and structure (which may include online assignments, discussion forums, labs, etc.) can vary significantly from one blended course to another. Faculty teaching blended courses will clearly indicate all on-campus requirements and meeting times in the course syllabus or plan of study. Students may incur additional expenses such as equipment (i.e. microphone or webcam) and/or test proctoring.
Online: In an online course, instructors conduct all instruction, assignments, projects and research using digital tools and the Blackboard learning management system. Online courses may require students to make occasional trips to campus or an approved site for proctored testing. Students may incur additional expenses such as equipment (i.e. microphone or webcam) and/or test proctoring.
- Synchronous: Online courses have required established class meeting/session times that students meet virtually. Faculty are required to record these online lectures.
- Asynchronous: Online courses do not have established class meeting/session times.
Online Learning Minimum Technical Requirements
- Reliable desktop or laptop computer with virus protection
- High-speed internet access
- Supported Internet Browser (for a list of supported browsers, go to https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Getting_Started/Browser_Support)
- Webcam and microphone
- Word processing program (for access to Microsoft 365, go to https://libguides.gvltec.edu/c.php?g=37374&p=238455)
- Pdf reader
Online Learning Requirement: COL 111 (E-Learning Success)
- Effective fall 2018, students who are either new or returning to GTC after a three-semester break AND who plan to take an online course(s) must complete a 1-credit, online COL 111 course designed to foster success in an online learning environment. While COL 111 could be helpful to any student, it is not currently required for continuing students or students who plan to take only face-to-face or blended courses.
- Before registering for any fully online course, affected students must have either completed COL 111 successfully (prerequisite) or be registered for COL 111 (co-requisite) in the same term.
- Faculty members have designed COL 111 to introduce students to basic computer skills and functions necessary to navigate the Blackboard learning management system. COL 111 also includes assignments for students to self-assess whether they are prepared for online learning.
- Unlike other courses, COL 111 tuition is set at $25. Furthermore, there is no additional textbook cost. In most cases, the course will not be eligible for financial aid.
The college’s goal is to make student services available to all students. The following serves as a list of resources for distance education students so they may access the many services provided by a variety of departments when it is not convenient for students to come to campus.
- Academic Advising
- Testing Services
- Technical Support
- Student Policies & Grievance Procedures
- Online Tutoring
- Online Learning Policies & Resources
- Additional Student Services
Institutional Complaint - online form
Greenville Technical College participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, which allows GTC to deliver online courses and programs to residents of other member states (see current list of SARA member states).
