NWACC offers GED distance learning program

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is now offering a new online learning program for students pursuing a GED.

The college’s Adult Education Program has a history of providing flexible class schedules to meet the needs of busy adult students. Classes are offered mornings, afternoons and evenings with instruction individualized to meet student needs. The new distance learning option provides additional ways to work within adults’ busy schedules.

Distance learning is a method of providing instruction to students who are not physically present in a traditional classroom setting. Students enrolled in distance learning classes complete assignments online and communicate regularly electronically with the instructor. NWACC Adult Education Distance Learning requirements include:

• Completing 12 or more hours of study per month in one of the following online instructional programs — Aztec, My Skills Tutor, Steck-Vaughn, or Key Train;

• Contacting the distance learning teacher at least once a week via telephone, e-mail, classjump.com, or face-to-face;

• Making adequate progress in studies; and

• Visiting the Adult Education Center at least once month for a face-to-face meeting with the Distance Learning teacher.

Distance learning GED classes are taught by Jeannie Peters, an NWACC adult education instructor who is certified through the Arkansas Department of Career Education. Peters has been a member of the NWACC adult education faculty since 2008. She has a bachelor’s degree from Whittier College and a master’s degree from Oklahoma State University.

For more information on the new distance learning program visit the college online. The fall semester ends Dec. 19 and the spring semester classes will begin Jan. 12.