GOING THE DISTANCE is a collaborative educational effort involving more than 69 public television stations and 200 colleges and universities in 43 states. Kentucky Educational Television (KET) and the Kentucky Telecommunications Consortium (KTC) are participants in Going the Distance, which enables busy, working adults to earn the Associate in Arts degree through distance learning telecourses and other technologies.

KET College Courses offer convenience and flexibility to students who cannot attend classes on a regular basis. Student surveys indicate that many distance learners may be geographically isolated, lack transportation, or work full- or part-time, while others are disabled, elderly, institutionalized, or homebound for some reason. These students now have the opportunity to complete the Associate in Arts degree through distance learning with limited time spent on campus.

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The ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE offered by colleges in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) is delivered to the student primarily via televised telecourses. The telecourse videos are broadcast by KET and can be viewed as they air or taped for later viewing.

Telecourses make up 75% of the 60 credit hours required to complete the degree. Remaining credit hours may be completed through other methods such as computers, interactive classrooms, satellite delivery, independent study, and traditional classrooms. Students may submit transcripts of previous work for evaluation in meeting degree requirements.

The Associate in Arts degree includes courses from the following areas of study:

Anthropology Astronomy Computer Literacy English Composition Family Studies Geology

History Humanities Mathematics Oral Communications Political Science Psychology

The following community college offers the Associate in Arts degree via distance learning. Call or e-mail the person listed to receive more information about the degree:

Southeast Community College
(606) 589-2145, ext. 2001
Roger Noe