Online Students
Whether you ever step foot on campus or not, we're glad you're learning with us.
Even in cyberspace you will experience the richness of the Alfred State College experience. Online education not only fits into your busy schedule, it also connects you with a learning community of like-minded students and faculty.
- Check out our degree programs that are offered online. If you have questions regarding the Admissions application, please call the Admissions Office at (607) 587-4215 or 1-800-4-ALFRED.
- Our Center for Community Education and Training also offers individual online courses. If you need assistance with course registration, you may contact CCET at (607) 587-4015.
- Support is available to students who are learning online. See our online education Web pages for contact information, user manual, and frequently asked questions.
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Frequent Questions
- How can I keep my Internet connection from timing out when I take an online quiz in Blackboard?
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Some Internet connections may ‘time out’ your connection to the Internet if there is no activity coming from your machine - e.g., when you are composing an answer to an essay question or taking a test with many questions. Blackboard freezes when you press "submit," or you are redirected to the Bb login page, or you get a blank screen rather than a score report and your answers are not recorded. To avoid confusion, students should ignore the save button next to each question when taking an online test. Instead, students should periodically click the save button at the very bottom of the page. Every 10 minutes should be adequate.
- How do I access the online Blackboard courses?
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The Web site for online learning is http://blackboard.alfredstate.edu. Notice there is no "www" in the Web address. Enter your Alfred State College username and password to login.
- How do I avoid losing my work?
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We recommend that you work on essay questions offline using a word processor such as Microsoft Word or Notepad. Save the file to disk and then use the copy and paste feature to copy the information to the Blackboard essay text box. Saving work that you will be posting online is a good idea (especially if your response is a long one) just in case there is a problem, and you get logged out without submitting the information. Many students have composed long answers online and lost all information upon submission. Students should ignore the save button next to each question when taking an online test. Instead, students should periodically click the save button at the very bottom of the page. Every 10 minutes should be adequate.
