Our Pulp and Paper Technology Program has eight technology courses. These are designated as “PPT” courses. At the end of the Spring Semester, 2006 we offered two technology courses online, PPT111 Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technology and PPT113 Papermaking Processes. For the Fall Semester, 2006 we will offer these two courses as well as to add two additional courses – PPT117 Safe Work Practices in the Pulp and Paper Industry and PPT116 Maintenance for Pulp and Paper Facilities. We expect to add the remaining four technology courses as online offerings within the next year or so. In addition to the technology courses, about half of the general education courses are available online. Examples include MAT117 College Algebra, ENG101 College Composition, and ECO113 Principles of Economics I to name a few.

Online courses offer our students a unique opportunity to learn and to complete required courses without physically attending classes on KVCC’s Fairfield campus. Online courses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to accommodate students’ busy schedules. These courses are particularly appropriate for part-time students who have full-time jobs. The courses are accessed over the internet through students’ home computer, or for students who do not have personal computers and/or internet access, computers are available at open labs located on the KVCC campus.

While online courses generally offer a user-friendly way to complete program course requirements, they are not for everyone. To be a successful online student, you should have enough background in computer technology as well as familiarity with internet web interface to feel comfortable using these technologies. Also, if you felt the need to have an instructor immediately available to answer questions as you took high school or other college-level courses, you may not be comfortable taking courses online. Having said this, we have found that most students are able to happily and successfully complete courses taking them online.