Did you know you can take regionally accredited art courses online? California Community Colleges, for instance, offer many foundation-level art courses fully online. In California, as in many other states, colleges offer art appreciation and many art history courses fully online. Yet not many colleges offer studio art courses.
In 2008, I wanted to take a drawing course online or through correspondence study. I couldn’t find one drawing course offered at a distance at a community college. I searched through books and the Internet. I checked the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, and no online courses were listed. However, I did discover drawing and design courses at San Francisco City College where I received my AA degree. But the courses were hybrid, meaning, they were not offered fully online. Finally, I decided to check each college, one by one. As a result, I discovered a drawing course at Lassen College. I began the correspondence study course in August and completed it in December. In January 2009, I took an art appreciation course through Lassen College’s correspondence study program. If I had not checked each college one by one, I would have not known this program was available.
In the fall of 2009, Foothill College began offering drawing courses online, so I took Drawing 2 that fall. And in the fall of 2011, Foothill College started offering an oil painting course online. I completed the course in December.
Foothill College seems to have the most online courses among California public colleges. Several new art courses have been added, but some have been discontinued, at least for now. Also, the college is quarter-based. Therefore, each quarter unit is equal to 2/3 semester unit. As always, check with your college to determine if a course will transfer.
In addition to Foothill College, American River College and Coastline Community College offer two dimensional design. Lassen College no longer offers a drawing course online.
In 2008, I wanted to take a drawing course online or through correspondence study. I couldn’t find one drawing course offered at a distance at a community college. I searched through books and the Internet. I checked the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, and no online courses were listed. However, I did discover drawing and design courses at San Francisco City College where I received my AA degree. But the courses were hybrid, meaning, they were not offered fully online. Finally, I decided to check each college, one by one. As a result, I discovered a drawing course at Lassen College. I began the correspondence study course in August and completed it in December. In January 2009, I took an art appreciation course through Lassen College’s correspondence study program. If I had not checked each college one by one, I would have not known this program was available.
In the fall of 2009, Foothill College began offering drawing courses online, so I took Drawing 2 that fall. And in the fall of 2011, Foothill College started offering an oil painting course online. I completed the course in December.
Foothill College seems to have the most online courses among California public colleges. Several new art courses have been added, but some have been discontinued, at least for now. Also, the college is quarter-based. Therefore, each quarter unit is equal to 2/3 semester unit. As always, check with your college to determine if a course will transfer.
In addition to Foothill College, American River College and Coastline Community College offer two dimensional design. Lassen College no longer offers a drawing course online.