Cloud County Community College has announced that it will begin offering a hybrid associate degree program in business this Fall 2015 semester at its Geary County campus in Junction City.

“Most working adults have many responsibilities placing demands on their time, which may limit their ability to be on campus for class, ” Associate Vice President for the Geary County campus Brenda Edleston said. “The hybrid course delivery mode is designed to address the needs of working adults wishing to complete an Associate’s degree in business, which is designed to transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

In this hybrid delivery mode, the degree can be completed in six semesters, with the students enrolling in twelve credit hours ( four classes ) for the fall and spring terms and six credit hours ( 2 classes ) in the summer terms.

The four fall and spring courses would meet alternately on the same night of the week equaling four face-to-face meetings for each of the four courses. In the intervening weeks, the students would work online engaged in lecture review through PowerPoint presentations and / or recorded lectures, class discussions, homework assignments, readings, quizzes, and exams.

The face-to-face sessions are designed to engage the students in active learning. Students will participate in case studies, group work, projects, simulations, working through content specific examples, and discussion of course content through a question and answer approach.  Lecture will be minimal or eliminated.

“One of the main selling points of this program is that it is designed for the working adult. They can give up one night a week during the fall and spring semesters and be a full-time student,” Edleston said. “Plus, there is a guaranteed completion pathway. We’ve mapped out the courses from beginning to end, to students can plan ahead and know what to expect.”

Course delivery during the summer terms will be the same as it currently operates with a student in class two days or nights a week for eight weeks or four days or nights a week for four weeks.

For more information about the degree, or to get enrolled in the Fall 2015 courses, contact Student Services at the Geary County campus at 1-800-729-5101 extension 714.