Learning Online

May Ping is a student at Bellevue Community College near Seattle, Washington, in the US. But she doesn’t live in Washington. In fact, she doesn’t live in the US, May lives on a small island near Australia.

May takes classes through the internet. She wanted to study at an American college. But she did not want to leave her home. Now she studies English and computer science online. May is a student in Bellevue Community College’s distance learning program.

May is an online student. Online students buy their books through the internet. They do

homework every week like other students. They write compositions and take exams, too. The online students send their work to their teachers by e-mail. The teachers correct the work and return it by e-mail, too. May thinks distance learning is helpful. Terry Hong agrees with May. Terry is a student at Bellevue Community College, too. She studies mathematics and biology. She lives near the college. In fact, she can drive there in half an hour. But she studies online. Terry is a parent. She has two young children. She has almost no time to study. She has to study at night and on weekends. It is not easy for her to go to class. Now she can go to college and stay at home at the same time. Some students at Bellevue Community College go to the college to take classes. But others take classes online, like May and Terry.