The college's Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development offers online noncredit courses from four different sources: EducationToGo, Instructor Designed, Command Spanish™, and a collaboration with Harford Community College.  We can also customize groups of online courses for companies.

Is online learning right for you?
Visit Howard Community College's Distance Learning webpage for answers to frequently asked questions.

Continuing Education Online Courses from EDUCATION TO GO
These courses start up every six to eight weeks. Choose from over 185 classes in diverse topics including the Internet, computers, business management, health,  personal enrichment, writing, small business, test preparation, and much more.  In each course, lessons become available two times a week for six weeks. To view the course descriptions and to register, visit www.ed2go.com/howardcc.  (You must preregister at this site.)

To register:

1. Preregister on the Ed2Go website: www.ed2go.com/howardcc/.
2. When you receive a confirmation email, print out the registration form and return it with payment to Howard Community College.  (Fax to 410-772-4333 or postal mail to Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044-3197  ATTN: LockBox Cashier L-135).
3. Enjoy the class!

If you have questions about our online classes, call Neetika Sharma at 410-772-4BTC (4282).

INSTRUCTOR DESIGNED 
We offer several health care office courses that can be taken at home using a computer and Internet connection.  Current offerings include:

• Medical Terminology
• Medical Billing/MCS
• Medical Coding/MCS
• Anatomy and Physiology for the Medical Office/MCS - Part One
• Anatomy and Physiology for the Medical Office/MCS - Part Two
• Advanced Medical Coding ICD-9-CM/MCS
• Advanced Medical Coding CPT/MCS
• AAPC, AHIMA and AMBA Exam Review
• Electronic Medical Coding

View details about the courses for the current term in our current Schedule of Classes.

Command Spanish Online

Real-world, Speak-It-Now Spanish specifically for the workplace. Twelve online courses are available:

• Spanish for Financial Institutions
• Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers
• Spanish for Construction Supervisors
• Spanish for the Community
• Spanish for Pharmacy Personnel
• Spanish for the Workplace
• Spanish for Hospital Nursing
• Spanish for Medical Office Nursing
• Spanish for Library Personnel
• Spanish for Physicians
• Spanish for Real Estate Sales
• Spanish for School Teachers

For more information, visit our Command Spanish Online page.

NONCREDIT COURSES IN COOPERATION WITH HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
These noncredit courses are usually offered in the spring and fall terms and may include such topics as:

• Real Estate Investing
• Building a Mail Order Business

To see what noncredit classes are being offered during the current term, please view the current Noncredit Schedule of Classes.

The online courses offered in cooperation with Harford Community College use the WebCT system. They allow you to communicate, email, and collaborate with fellow students and the instructor.  The day of the week indicated in the course description shows the day that the instructor releases new content.  For more information on using WebCT, visit www.harford.edu/distlearn and click on the WebCT Manual.

To register for these noncredit online courses:

Step 1
Register for the course/s:  Register as you would for any Howard Community College Continuing Education class.  Be sure to include your email address on the form.

Step 2
Receive confirmation and instructions:  Before the online course/s begins, you will receive an email confirmation with WebCT logon instructions, the school-assigned user ID and password needed to set up the course, course syllabus, and instructions for being a successful online learner from the online coordinator.  Instructors will contact you before the course begins.  Note: Setup instructions are emailed as Word 2000 attachments.

Step 3
Set up your profile and login:  If you've never used WebCT before, use Harford's instructions found at www.harford.edu/distlearn.  Textbooks can be ordered online before class begins at http://bookstore.harford.edu/Home.aspx , or purchased at Howard Community College's Bookstore.

Step 4
Begin! Begin the online course on the start date.  Need help with the courses?  Contact Pam Karwowski at 443-360-9108, or email her at pkarwows@harford.edu.

CREDIT (DEGREE) COURSES
Howard Community College also offers WebCT courses for credit.  See the Schedule of Classes and the distance learning pages for more information.

CUSTOMIZED COURSE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR COMPANIES
We also can create specially designated sites of online courses for the employees of large organizations.  For more information, call Patty Keeton at 410-772-4979.