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Student Benefits of Cooperative Work Experience Education
1. Learn or improve job skills under actual working
conditions.
2. Gain perspective on career goals through application of
classroom theory to “real life experience.”
3. Build self-identity and confidence as a worker through
individual attention given by instructor/coordinator
and employers.
4. Opport un it y to test personal abilities in work
environments.
5. Have a more realistic approach to the job market.
6. Gain a better understanding of human relations.
7. Refer to work experience education on future job
applications.
DISTANCE EDUCATION
Glendale Community College offers a variety of Distance Educa-
tion courses to meet your needs including Online courses and
Hybrid courses. Distance Education courses shall utilize features Letters about what constitutes attendance and participation.
of the Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, such as
Course Documents, Discussion Boards, Virtual Classrooms,
Groups, Assignments, External Links, Digital Drop Boxes and
Grade Books, Asynchronous and/or Synchronous* learning, etc.
Internet and other technologies are used in learning exercises
every week to ensure regular and effective contact between
instructor and student and between student and student.
Distance Education courses are equivalent to an in-person
course. Courses are taught by the same qualified instructors
and follow the same curriculum and standards as an in-person
based course. Distance Education courses provide flexibility in
scheduling and are especially helpful for self-directed learners. you may dial extension 4000 from a college phone or call
It is recommended that students be comfortable with comput-
ers, particularly the Internet, before taking an online or hybrid an authorized terminal user of all local, regional, state and
course. Make sure to read the course Ticket Note before choos-
ing to enroll. *Synchronous refers to a learning environment
in which everyone takes part at the same time. Asynchronous
refers to a learning environment in which everyone does not
take part at the same time.
For more information on GCC Distance Education, go to
www.glendale.edu/online and click on GET STARTED.
For Canvas 24/7 Technical Support available at 1-844-600-4951.
Distance Education offers three types of courses:
1. Online Courses: An Online course is offered fully online.
Students cannot be required to meet face-to-face for office
hours, orientations, homework, exams, distribution of
resource materials, or any other course component. All
course instructions, materials, assignments, and discussions proximity, mutual interests, and geographic jurisdiction.
are posted and completed online through Canvas.
2. Hybrid Courses: A Hybrid course is offered partly online
with online content and/or activities and partly face-to-
face with in-person meetings. The instructor will give an
in-person orientation and in-class exams as stated in his/
her syllabus.
2 0 2 0 – 2 0 2 1 C ATA L O G • G L E N DA L E C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
3. Proctored Online Courses: Assignments and examina-
tions in a Proctored Online Course will be submitted in an
asynchronous manner, but students will be required to take
tests at a proctoring facility. Your instructor will provide
proctoring accommodations at GCC. Off-site proctoring
services could be available at the discretion of the instructor.
Drop Policy: Once enrolled in a Distance Education course,
students must retrieve and read the Welcome Letter emailed
to their GCC student email account 2-5 days prior to the
beginning of the term. This Welcome Letter will explain the
policies and procedures of the course and how to complete
the Check-In Assignment by Thursday night of a 4-8 week
course or by Sunday night of a 10-16 week course to established
attendance and not be dropped.
Attendance & Participation Policy: Students cannot miss
more than two weeks’ worth of assignments (online class) OR
one weeks’ worth of assignments and one weeks’ worth of
live lecture (hybrid class). The course Syllabus should entail
what constitutes two weeks’ worth (online) or one weeks’
worth (hybrid) of online assignments to not be dropped.
Attendance or Participation is never measured by ‘logging-
in’ or time spent in Canvas. It is important that online and
hybrid instructors be very clear in their Syllabus and Welcome
Any portion of a course provided through distance education
must be consistent with guidelines issued by the Chancellor’s
Office, pursuant to section 409 of the Procedures and Standing
Orders of the Board of Governors.
GLENDALE COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Glendale College Police Department is open 365 days
a year. To report a crime or suspicious activity please call
(818) 551-5205 or stop by in person at SM 153. For emergencies
(818) 551-4911 from a cell or telephone. The department is
federal criminal justice information systems (e.g., wanted
persons, DMV, stolen vehicles/property, criminal records,
etc.). Our goal is to provide timely and appropriate responses
to community problems and needs.
Police Officers of the GCC Police Department are armed, duly
sworn peace officers of the State of California. Empowered by
section 830.32 of the California Penal Code, officers possess
the same authority, and adhere to the same state-mandated
standards, as municipal police officers. Therefore, under
California law, the officers authority extends to any place in
the state for the purpose of performing their primary duty
or when making an arrest pursuant to section 836 of the
California Penal Code; however, efforts are concentrated on
the college and its immediate environment. Our department
enjoys a positive and close working relationship with the
City of Glendale Police Department, with whom we share
GCCPD officers may work in uniform or plain-clothes. They
provide a full range of police related services, including:
primary emergency response; preventative patrol; initial