Online System Requirements

Online courses require a high level of interaction and participation in the course environment. It is highly recommended that students have their own computer equipped with the system requirements in order to succeed in online courses:

Broadband (Cable or DSL) strongly recommended, 56Kbps minimum.

Pentium PC (Courses are not MacIntosh compatible)

Microsoft Windows XP or VISTA Operating System.

Microsoft Office Professional 2007 or 2003 Suite (MS Works, Wordperfect and WordPad are not compatible with Blackboard).

Some courses require MS Office Professional 2007

Some online courses may require additional software to be purchased by the student.

Anti-virus software (Firewall software or Norton Security Software may cause issues when using Blackboard)

Internet Explorer is recommended. There are compatibility issues with the AOL web browser.

An email account through the college email system is provided and required. Details are within the online orientation course.

Students who do not own a computer must have consistent access mulitiple times per week to a computer that meets these minimum requirements.