WSCC: Standing out

Washington State Community College is changing to meet the evolving demands of higher education. So far, many of these efforts have been met with success, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been growing pains. As with nearly every industry in the Mid Ohio Valley, the local college is seeing that quality and affordability are no longer enough to remain competitive.

Chief Information Officer Eric Koast says improvements to distance learning programs and an online one-stop to access the college’s technical resources are providing students with more opportunities than ever before. Koast explained that the college has also recently purchased and installed a new video conferencing lab. Washington State has provided the Morgan County Learning Center with broadband internet access in order to be able to offer more classes to students who in the past were hindered by the drive to campus...