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Central Ohio Technical College has four physical campuses where you can go to take classes, meet with classmates, take advantage of support services like tutoring, or access resources like the library or your academic advisor.

Well, through our Online Campus, you can do many of these same things without having to drive to Coshocton, Knox, Newark or Pataskala!  We have invested significantly in technology and human resources that enable us to provide high-quality academic and support services for students across Central Ohio and beyond.

Coming soon: Learn more about the virtual and in-person support services we offer to online campus students

Here’s how COTC defines these formats:

• In-person: Students come to one of our physical campuses and meet with an instructor on a certain day at a certain time (often twice per week).
• Online: Students in these courses do NOT meet on campus at a specified day and time. Course materials and activities are delivered through the college’s web-based learning management system, and students can generally work on their own time (while making sure to meet any due dates set by the instructor). Students learn via recorded lectures, self-directed readings, watching videos, doing research, collaborative work and/or online discussions.
• Hybrid or HyFlex: These courses are a combination of in-person and technology-enhanced class sessions. Hybrid and HyFlex classes typically meet at a regularly scheduled time, but may use Zoom or other video technology to meet remotely (on- or off-campus). Students in these courses often have the option to choose how they want to engage with the instructor and their classmates; individual instructors may have different expectations for participation, and your advisor can help you determine what’s expected.

Students can complete the following programs COMPLETELY ONLINE:

Associate Degrees

• Associate of Arts, with a concentration in Social Work
• Business Management Technology
• Human Services/Social Work Assistant

Short-term or One-year Certificates

• Accounting: Bookkeeping Certificate
• Business Management: Human Resources Certificate
• Business Management: Management Certificate
• Business Management: Office Administration Certificate
• Health Services: Case Management Healthcare and Gerontology Certificate
• Social Work: Addiction Studies Certificate
• Social Work: Behavioral and Mental Health Technician Certificate

There are several programs at COTC that offer most (but not all) of their required courses in a remote asynchronous (i.e., “online”) format. Students can complete the following degrees or certificates MOSTLY ONLINE:

Associate Degrees

• Associate of Arts with a concentration in Economics
• Associate of Arts with a concentration in Psychology
• Associate of Arts with a concentration in Sociology
• Associate of Science with a concentration in Business

Short-term or One-year Certificates

• Digital Media Technology Certificate
• Health Services: Home Health Care Certificate

Many of our degrees and certificates — for example, those in the health sciences, engineering, public services and nursing — do require some in-person learning. However, several of the general education classes required for these degrees can be taken online.

Such classes include:

• English Composition
• Algebra, Calculus or Statistics
• Psychology
• Critical Thinking or Ethics
• Sociology or Cultural Diversity
• Speech or Small Group Communications