WebCT Vista General Questions
From CCCOnline StudentWiki
Student Email Account Set-up
Information About Online Courses
- Do I have to know a lot about computers to take a course online?
- How do courses work?
- How much time will I have to spend online?
- Do I have to be online in my course at a specific time?
- How long do courses last?
- How do I take tests?
- How do labs work?
- How do I attend class?
- Do you offer tutoring?
- How does CCCOnline handle issues regarding students with special needs?
Registration/Enrollment Questions
- I've registered for courses, now what?
- How do I pay my tuition?
- How do I get my ID or PIN?
- How do I change my PIN/Password?
- How do I set up my college email account?
- How do I Drop/Withdraw from a course?
- Is there a student handbook for my college?
- How do I view my final grade, unofficial transcript and/or order an Official Transcript?
How to Access Your "Home" College Student Account
Course Materials
Computer Requirements
For more information - please review "Technical Questions"
- Will I be able to use Microsoft Vista with my Blackboard Vista courses?
- Do I need to do anything to make sure my computer is compatible with my Blackboard Vista courses?
- I have AOL, MSN or Netscape - will that work with Blackboard Vista courses?
- What if I don't have Microsoft Office, Word Perfect Suite, etc.?
- Do I need to do anything to make sure my computer is compatible with my Blackboard Vista courses?
- Where can I get the plug-ins needed for my Blackboard courses?
- How do I view Microsoft Word documents if I don't have Microsoft Word on my computer?
- How do I view a Microsoft PowerPoint file if I don't have the software on my computer?
- How do I set my pop-up blocker to allow pop-ups or disable the pop-up blocker?
- How do I set up my firewall to be compatible with Blackboard Vista?
- How do I disable the Phishing Filter in Internet Explorer 7?
Student Expectations
Who to Contact
Library and Writing Resources
Tutoring Resource
But I Didn't Know That!
- BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!
- Notice of Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action
- ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
- What's expected of you as a CCCOnline Student
- What you can expect from your CCCOnline instructors
- Student Expectations and Responsibilities
- My correct email address needs to be indicated on my student records at my home college
- How to pay tuition for my CCCOnline courses
- If I don't pay my tuition by my home college's due dates, that home college may drop me for non-payment
- How/Where do I login?
- What my ID and PIN are
- How to order my course materials
- If I have financial aid that my books can't be ordered until my home college financial aid office receives all my paperwork and approves my book order
- Whose dates (semester start/end, drop/withdrawal, tuition payment dates, etc.) - the college's or CCCOnline's - I had to go by
- I had to login to the course within the first week it starts or I may be dropped as a "No Show"
- I had to make sure my computer was set up to be compatible with WebCT classes prior to classes beginning
- I had to submit coursework by certain due dates
- I could only drop or withdraw a course by a certain date
- If I encounter computer problems it's my responsibility to find another way to complete my course work
- Who to contact if I need help regarding my CCCOnline classes
