Is Online Learning Right for You?

Online classes cover the same content as on-ground courses, but the way that material is learned and how learning is evaluated can feel quite different from the traditional classroom experience. To help you decide if online learning is a good fit for you, take Modesto Junion College's Online Student Readiness Quiz. The detailed results will give you a solid understanding of what skills and tools are needed and how prepared you are to succeed in this environment. Your responses are not sent or stored, but you are welcome to print the results.

If you decide that online courses are right for you, be sure to check out the Online Learning Center's free online student orientations. This one-hour session will save you time--not to mention frustration--by showing you how to use SWC's Canvas system and answering questions that new online learners commonly have as they are getting used to working online. It will make your first week much smoother!

I highly recommend the fun, interactive tutorials offered by the Online Education Initiative. They are designed to put new online students on the road to success!