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Snapshots of Postsecondary Course Delivery Methods as of February 12, 2021

The course delivery methods used at public postsecondary institutions during the Spring 2021 semester/trimester are displayed in the tables below. (Information is current as of February 12, 2021.)

Click here to view delivery methods for Fall 2020.

Notes:

-- In-person courses use conventional face-to-face instruction. Courses that have an online lecture component and in-person lab or skill instruction are captured under the combination category.
-- Online courses may be provided via a live stream or teleconference at a specified time (real time) or via a recording that can be accessed at any time (not real time). An online course may have real time and not real time components.
-- Combination courses have both face-to-face and online components. They are most often referred to as hybrid courses.
-- Students who enroll in online courses may pay additional fees. A forthcoming report by OREA will examine online fees at public postsecondary institutions.

Notes:

-- In-person courses use conventional face-to-face instruction. Courses that have an online lecture component and in-person lab or skill instruction are captured under the combination category. 
-- Online courses may be provided via a live stream or teleconference at a specified time (real time) or via a recording that can be accessed at any time (not real time). An online course may have real time and not real time components. 
-- Combination courses have both face-to-face and online components. They are most often referred to as hybrid courses. 
-- Students who enroll in online courses may pay additional fees. A forthcoming report by OREA will examine online fees at public postsecondary institutions.

Notes:

-- In-person courses use conventional face-to-face instruction. Courses that have an online lecture component and in-person lab or skill instruction are captured under the combination category. 
-- Online courses may be provided via a live stream or teleconference at a specified time (real time) or via a recording that can be accessed at any time (not real time). An online course may have real time and not real time components. 
-- Combination courses have both face-to-face and online components. They are most often referred to as hybrid courses. 
-- Students who enroll in online courses may pay additional fees. A forthcoming report by OREA will examine online fees at public postsecondary institutions.

a) Volunteer State Community College offers on-campus virtual instruction. 
b) Walters State Community College offers on-campus virtual instruction and the ability for students to interact with the instructor and students at another campus via closed circuit TV.

InstitutionFace-to-faceOnlineCombination
TCAT AthensYesNoNo
TCAT ChattanoogaYesNoYes
TCAT CovingtonNoNoYes
TCAT CrossvilleNew students in select programsNoYes
TCAT CrumpYesNoYes
TCAT DicksonNoNoYes
TCAT ElizabethtonYesYesYes
TCAT HarrimanNoNoYes
TCAT HartsvilleYesNoYes
TCAT HohenwaldYesFor quarantinedNo
TCAT JacksboroNoNoYes
TCAT JacksonNoNoYes
TCAT KnoxvilleYesNoNo
TCAT LivingstonYesNoNo
TCAT McKenzieNoNoYes
TCAT McMinnvilleYesNoYes
TCAT MemphisNoNoYes
TCAT MorristownYesNoNo
TCAT MurfreesboroYesNoYes
TCAT NashvilleYesNoYes
TCAT NewbernNoNoYes
TCAT Oneida/HuntsvilleYesNoNo
TCAT ParisYesNoNo
TCAT PulaskiYesNoNo
TCAT RipleyNoNoYes
TCAT ShelbyvilleYesFor quarantinedYes
TCAT WhitevilleNoNoYes

Notes:

-- In-person courses use conventional face-to-face instruction. Courses that have an online lecture component and in-person lab or skill instruction are captured under the combination category. 
-- Online courses may be provided via a live stream or teleconference at a specified time (real time) or via a recording that can be accessed at any time (not real time). An online course may have real time and not real time components.
-- Combination courses have both face-to-face and online components. They are most often referred to as hybrid courses.
-- Institutions with online courses categorized as "for quarantined" have stated that they will accommodate students who need to isolate or quarantine with online options.
-- Students who enroll in online courses may pay additional fees. A forthcoming report by OREA will examine online fees at public postsecondary institutions.