Course Types
Course Types
Understanding Your Options
Alamance Community College offers a range of course delivery options to meet the diverse needs of our students. Use the resources below to better understand the types of courses we offer, search for courses by type and make decisions* about your course schedule.
*We strongly recommend meeting with your Academic Advisor prior to finalizing your course registration each semester.
This page focuses on the most common course types. For a complete course section suffix legend, click here (PDF)
NEW: HyFlex LearningHybrid Flexible (HyFlex): College curriculum courses in which 100% of the instruction is offered face-to-face with the instructor in a physical classroom and 100% of the instruction is offered online allowing students an opportunity to choose whether to attend classes during regularly scheduled in-person sessions or participate online synchronously (live interaction) or asynchronously (online, not live). |
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The other most common course types include:
![]() On-Campus Learning |
![]() Online Learning |
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![]() Live Interaction |
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*Meeting on campus may be |
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Comparison of Course Types
Course Type and Characteristics | On Campus | Uses Moodle | Real-Time Virtual | |
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On-campus Learning Instruction occurs on campus. Course section ends with number between 01-79 |
YES | YES | NO |
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Online Learning Instruction occurs online. Course section ends with "E" |
NO | YES | NO |
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Live Interaction Course meets online at specific days and times. Course section ends with "M" Labs may meet on campus. |
SOMETIMES | YES | YES |
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Hybrid / Blended Essential course information is provided through Moodle, ACC's learning portal. Course section ends with "H" |
SOMETIMES | YES | SOMETIMES |
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HyFlex Learning Fully flexible to fit your schedule. Course section ends with "L" |
YES | YES | YES |
Find Your Academic Advisor
You can find your assigned advisor and their contact information by following these steps:
- Log in to Self-Service
- Select “Student Planning”
- Select “Go To Plan & Schedule”
- Click on the Advising tab. This will list your advisor’s name and email contact information.