eLearning & eCampus

An online course is delivered 80% - 100% online. A hybrid course is delivered 30% - 79% online.

NCTC eCampus is comprised of specialized systems and their users (e.g., students, faculty, and staff). The central platform to NCTC eCampus is the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). All online and hybrid courses at NCTC are delivered via Canvas. Face-to-face courses may also use Canvas to share content, communicate, and deliver assessments. You log in to Canvas through Onelogin.

Other systems, each providing a specific capability, integrate into Canvas, such as Respondus Lockdown Browser and VeriCite Originality Check. In addition, most 3rd party publisher content, such as McGraw-Hill and Pearson products, now integrate with Canvas.

Expect to spend at least the same amount of time for an online course as you would a face-to-face course (class time plus outside assignments).

You must have access to a computer with Internet and email capability when you enroll in an online or hybrid course. While it may be possible to do some of your work in a computer lab, it is difficult to take a distance learning course without having a computer and Internet connection at home. Basic computer requirements for Canvas are available in the Canvas Community.

Here is the list of supported browsers for Canvas.

Admission requirements are the same for all NCTC students, regardless of whether the courses taken are online, hybrid, or face-to-face. Students must meet NCTC entrance requirements in order to enroll in online courses. Qualifying students register online after completion of an academic advising session. Visit the Office of Admissions to learn more about admission requirements.

Please visit the Registrar Office for the NCTC course drop policies.

New Canvas accounts are usually created within 24 hours of registration. Canvas accounts carryover from the previous semester.

All online courses begin the first day of the semester. Please check the NCTC course schedule for the exact date. Online students are expected to login to Canvas on the first day of class. When you login to your online course, you will see the expectations and deadlines for the course. Online courses are NOT self-paced. Each instructor has a schedule with assignment due dates. Online courses end on the last day of finals for the semester. See the Academic Calendar for the exact date each semester.

Students can access Canvas from the college homepage, or directly by using Onelogin.

Every student is provided a Canvas account with a username and password. Use the NetID username (ex. DoeJ123456) and password - studentID number (followed by two zeros if the ID number has only 7 digits) to access Canvas. If you register early, your NetID is available the week before classes begin.

If you register during regular or late registration, it is available approximately 24 hours after you register. Go to MyNCTC to retrieve your username.

You can access your online course the same day courses begin on campus. Be sure to login to your course the first day of the semester.

Please visit Academic and Student Support Services to learn about the services offered to students all students.

Canvas is a secure, password protected learning environment. Only your instructor, system administrators, and students enrolled in the course have access to course content. A student has access to only his or her grades and cannot see the grades of other students.

Contact your instructor. Check your course syllabus for contact information.

If you need technical support with any NCTC eCampus system, please contact the eCampus Help Desk.