OCC to offer 46 online classes in...

OCC to offer 46 online classes in the fall

Orange Coast College will offer 46 online Internet classes next

fall. Already, many of OCC’s fall classes are 100% online, with

others requiring one or more on-campus meetings.

Online classes are completed within the same timeframe as

on-campus classes, but save the student commuting time. The only

requirement is that the student has access to the Internet from

his/her Pentium-class PC or Mac with a 28.8-speed modem, an

up-to-date browser, such as Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or

Netscape Communicator 4.7, and an e-mail account.

Some of the subjects available as online classes are: accounting,

allied health, business, computer information systems, computer

science, computerized office technology, English, food and nutrition

and music. These courses are worth one-half to four units of credit

each.

“Students who are disciplined find the Internet a great way to

take classes,” said Parnian Barvarz, a computer information systems

instructor. “It’s very helpful for online students to have their own

computer, but not essential. If need be, students may use the

computers and software available on campus in OCC’s John Clark

Computer center.”

Fall registration begins Monday, July 14, and classes begin

Monday, Aug. 25. Class schedules are available online at

www.oranecoastcollege.com. A printed version will be available June

23 at the OCC Administration Office. The office is open this summer

from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday: The college is closed

Fridays. For more registration information, call (714) 432-5072.

Johns Hopkins honors local students

Fifteen Harbor Day School students were recognized by the Johns

Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth for their academic

excellence on Sunday, May 18, in a ceremony at the University of

Southern California. Nine students in grades five and six and six

students from grades seven and eight were honored.

The students were: Brian Barwick, Laguna Beach; Blaine Bolus,

Newport Coast; Geoffrey Burns, Corona Del Mar; Kenneth Cooper,

Newport Coast; Daniella Goodman, Newport Beach; Faith Greiner,

Newport Beach; Luke Greiner, Newport Beach; Thomas Hutchinson, Corona

Del Mar; Brian Licorish, Corona Del Mar; Michael McKenna, Newport

Beach; Richard Penfil, Newport Beach; Chase Ross, Newport Coast;

Bayle Smith, Irvine; Alex Swigert, Newport Beach; and Nicole Wagner,

Newport Beach.

The CTY identifies America’s top students in grades two through

eight and provides programs, services, and resources to help them

make the most of their abilities.