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Welcome to the Palo Alto College Student Resource Page for Distance
Education. We hope that you find this site useful and helpful in
supporting your distance education courses. We are continously updating
and improving our technology to better serve you.
Distance Education Support
Online Research
- Do you need to do research for a course? Link to our Learning
Resource Center to research literature for your coures.
Online Tutoring - Do you need help with math, reading or english?
Contact one of our online tutors for an online session. (Coming
Soon).
Online Academic Advising - Are you undecided on your major or what
courses you should take next semester? Schedule an appointment with
one of our online Counselors. (Coming Soon).
Online Transfer
Information - Do you want to continue your education at a four
year college? Palo Alto College provides transfer information to
most four year institutions. Click on the link for more information.
E-Mail - If you are
taking a distance education course, you will need to have access
to e-mail. As a student of Palo Alto College, you automatically
receive an e-mail account. Link on to e-portal to access your e-mail.
Your instructor may have already sent you an e-mail on your distance
education course.
GPA Calculator - Do you want to know what your GPA will be after
this semester? Use the online GPA calculator to determine what your
GPA might be by entering possible grades you will receive in your
courses. Please keep in mind that Palo Alto College does not use
+ or -. Grades are calculated by using A, B, C, D, F.
Online
Student Newsletter - Find out what is going on around campus.
This newsletter provides you with the most up to date information
about activities/events at Palo Alto College.
Student
Organization - Would you like to joing a student organization?
Find out which organizations are on campus.
Downloads Page - Get the latest players and browsers from this
page. (Coming Soon)
Internet Dial
up for Educational Access (IDEA) - The Internet Dialup for Educational
Access (IDEA) provides Internet Service for the Students, Faculty
and Staff of Alamo Community College District. IDEA includes a Netscape
browser, Eudora Lite E-mail application, and FTP access. IDEA's
goal is to provide a quality service at an economical rate to meet
the primary Internet needs of students, faculty and staff. If you
want to know specifics about IDEA, please refer to the IDEA FAQS.
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