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ECC offers various classes to meet your learning and scheduling requirements. All of these courses have online components. Some also include labs, studios, and clinical requirements in blended face-to-face and online formats (Hybrid). Schedule programs with a clinical component into available slots at the assigned clinical site(s) around your schedule.
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ECC offers online, hybrid, and face-to-face classes, so you can choose the format that fits your needs. Summer classes start June 5, 2023. Fall classes start August 21, 2023.
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Learning Options
Please use our current catalog to view a description of all the courses offered, including the estimated cost per course.
Narrow your search using the 'Advanced Search' tab; drop-down menus to select a specific date and time range.
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Online-Only Classes
Online-only courses are delivered 100 percent online, with no face-to-face sessions required. Classes are taught entirely online, following instructor timelines and learning outcomes. You interact primarily through discussion boards and written messages, and all assignments are submitted online.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- Online-only class offerings
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Online-Synchronous Classes
Online-synchronous courses are delivered 100 percent online with real-time, specifically scheduled online interaction with your instructor and/or class. These classes allow for engagement in a remote classroom.
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Hybrid Classes
Hybrid classes with both face-to-face and online instruction. The definition of a hybrid course typically requires a 50 percent split between face-to-face and online instruction.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- Hybrid class offerings
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Face-to-Face Classes
Face-to-face classes are traditional on-campus classroom instruction where students and instructors meet at a scheduled time and day in the same physical location. These regular 16-week classes are ideal for those who enjoy direct interaction with peers and instructors. Face-to-face meeting days and times for each section vary depending on the course and learning needs.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- Face-to-face class offerings
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Weekend Classes
For weekend classes, use the 'Advanced Search' tab and choose the days of the week: Friday and/or Saturday.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- Weekend class offerings
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8- and 12-Week Classes
8- and 12-week classes vary by department and semester, so refer to the accessECC portal to Use the 'Advanced Search' tab and enter the meeting start date and end date. They're a great alternative to the traditional 16-week courses.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- 8- & 12-week class offerings
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Honors Classes
The ECC honors program offers talented and highly motivated students to cultivate their potential.
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- Search and register for open classes
- Honors class offerings
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Accelerated Learning Program (ALP)
Rather than taking two semesters to complete ENG-098 and ENG-101, if you're placed into ENG-098 can take both classes in just one semester. Some ENG-098 students take the ENG-101 course, with students placed directly into ENG-101. The ENG-098 class meets immediately following their ENG-101 class for additional support.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- ALP class offerings
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To ensure success with online classes, you should do your best to access computer hardware and software, including a webcam and Wi-Fi service. Please contact the Dean of Students if you need additional assistance.
Check for classes that haven't started.
To find class offerings that have not started yet, use the 'Advanced Search' tab and enter the meeting start date, using today's date or later and entering a meeting end date.
- Search for open classes (no login required)
- Search and register for open classes
- Class offerings
ECC reserves the right to convert initially designated hybrid courses to alternate forms of delivery depending on the State of Illinois Recovery Plan.
Need help?
- ECC aims to ensure students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to succeed. Students may request reasonable accommodations through the Student Access and Disability Services Office.
- Students can check out Chromebooks, laptops, graphing calculators, etc., in the ECC library or by contacting circdesk@elgin.edu.
- Check out support groups or one-on-one counseling through Wellness Services.