Advising Needs
- Students with general questions about degree programs can take advantage of Ask An Advisor
- Students may make appointments with their advisors to enroll.
Online Course Availability
Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.
Degree Plans
For degree sheets with course requirements and suggested sequencing, as well as labor market information NOC Degree Programs.
Ready to Enroll?
Complete the application process for NOC if you have not already done so by following the checklist found under Future Students.
Academic Schedules and Calendars
Tutoring Options
- For peer tutoring – Peer Tutoring Location and Hours
- NOC faculty are available during office hours and by appointment.
- All NOC students have access to up to 300 minutes of free tutoring per semester through Tutor.com (the application – not the URL) via Blackboard.
Library Services
- Resources are available through the Enid and Tonkawa Libraries.
- Stillwater students have access to Edmon Low Library – OSU
- All NOC students have access to NOC Online Library Resources.
Bookstore
- Students can purchase books through NOC via NOC Bookstore. Purchases can be delivered to your doorstep.
- Textbooks and supplies can also be purchased at the Enid or Tonkawa Bookstores or the OSU Bookstore in Stillwater.
Blackboard Assistance
- Call (580) 308-3021 for Blackboard issues.
- Do not call this number for login issues.
Technical Assistance
Call 580.628.6291 or email Lori Erasmus (lori.erasmus@noc.edu )if you need technical assistance with:
- login issues
- student email
- myNOC access
Online Classes
- Online courses are taught asynchronously through Blackboard, where instructors may post any of the following: course notes, class videos, assignment sheets, etc.
- Institutional attendance requirements are met by students submitting work and participating in online discussions.
- Students have deadlines throughout the course but do have some flexibility in when to access materials and complete assignments.
- Students do not typically interact with the instructor or other students in real time, but may use online tools such as the discussion board for online interaction and be asked to read and respond to classmates’ posts.
- Instructors are available via email for questions about course material.
- For lab science courses, all labs will be either virtual or “complete at home”.
- Technology needed: Computer with reliable WiFi
Hybrid Classes
- Hybrid courses are a combination of traditional course structure and online course structure.
- Courses meet at designated times for one class period on one of NOC’s campuses or via Online Line Live and also are taught through the Blackboard learning management site for the remaining time, where instructors may post any of the following: course notes, class videos, assignment sheets, etc.
- Institutional attendance requirements are met by students both attending class and submitting work and participating in online discussions.
- Students have deadlines throughout the course but do have some flexibility in when to access materials and complete assignments.
- Students will interact with the instructor or other students in real time, but will also use online tools, such as the discussion board for online interaction and be asked to read and respond to classmates’ posts.
- Technology needed: Computer with reliable WiFi
Is Online Learning for Me? An Online Readiness Survey
Complete the self-assessment below.
Online Readiness Self-Assessment Survey
Online Learning Readiness Questionnaire by Penn State University is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Many thanks to Vicki Willams of Penn State for devising the original version of this assessment!
(Available at https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7QCNUPsyH9f012B)
Where Can I Find My Coursework?
NOC’s platform for online coursework is Blackboard.
Will I be required to take Proctored Exams?
All NOC online courses require at least one proctored exam or assignment to verify the identity of the learner enrolled, completing the work, and being given credit.
- A proctor can be found at any one of our campus sites – Tonkawa, Enid, Stillwater – at the University Center in Ponca City, or at any other higher education institution or private testing facility.
- Schedule proctored exams at NOC here: Testing at NOC
- If you use a testing site other than a Northern Oklahoma College site, you may be required to pay a fee, which is in addition to any tuition or fees paid to Northern Oklahoma College.
Strategies for Successful Online Learning
