Online Education

Welcome to Dawson Community College’s Online Education page. Online courses at Dawson Community College are designed and developed in accordance with best practices to emphasize communication, collaboration, and engagement. 

If you are wanting to complete your degree fully online or thinking of transferring to a four-year institution, DCC Online can provide you with quality programs to fit your needs.

For a non degree-seeking student, Dawson Community College offers a large catalog of courses to choose from. Navigate to our Class Schedule Page for a full list of online and on-campus courses.

DCC Online has partnered with CCCOnline to provide students with a variety of online course options available in different sessions. Through DCC Online, you can take courses in 15-week, 10-week, or accelerated 6-week sessions to fit your schedule. CCCOnline is part of the Colorado Community College system and provides online courses to 13 other community colleges in Colorado. 

Getting Started

  1. Apply for admission
  2. Once your application has been processed, you will receive an email from online@dawson.edu with information on how to sign in and enroll in your online courses. 
  3. When your enrollment has been processed, you will receive a second email from online@dawson.edu with information on how to access your class. 

Apply for Admission

Enroll in your classes

Spring 2019 Critical Dates

15-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 28, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . January 30, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . .February 6, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course . . . . . . . . February 12, 2019
Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 2019

1st 6-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 11, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . February 12, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . .February 13, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course . . . . . . . . February 18, 2019
Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . March 15, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 23, 2019

10-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 4, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . March 5, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . .March 6, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course . . . . . . . . March 14, 2019
Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 2019

2nd 6-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . April 2, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . .April 3, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course . . . . . . . . April 8, 2019
Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 2019

Summer 2019 Critical Dates

Summer Classes and Fees

10-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 3, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 4, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 5, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course w/ refund . . . . . . . . June 7, 2019

Last Day to Drop a Course w/o grade . . . . . . . .June 13, 2019

Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 29, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 10, 2019

6-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 17, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 18, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 19, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course w/ refund . . . . . . . . June 19, 2019

Last Day to Drop a Course w/o grade . . . . . . . .June 24, 2019

Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 19, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 27, 2019

Fall 2019 Critical Dates

15-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 3, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 5, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 9, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course w/ refund . . . . . . . . September 12, 2019

Last Day to Drop a Course w/o grade . . . . . . . .September 18, 2019

Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 25, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 14, 2019

1st 6-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 16, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 17, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 18, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course w/ refund . . . . . . . . September 18, 2019

Last Day to Drop a Course w/o grade . . . . . . . .September 23, 2019

Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 18, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 26, 2019

10-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 7, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 8, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 9, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course w/ refund . . . . . . . . October 11, 2019

Last Day to Drop a Course w/o grade . . . . . . . .October 17, 2019

Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 2, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 14, 2019

2nd 6-Week Session

Classes Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 4, 2019
Last Day to Add a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 5, 2019
Last Day to Pay Tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 6, 2019
Last Day to Drop a Course w/ refund . . . . . . . . November 6, 2019

Last Day to Drop a Course w/o grade . . . . . . . .November 11, 2019

Last Day to Withdraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 6, 2019
Last Day of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 14, 2019

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Dual Enrollment Students

Dual enrollment students interested in taking DCC Moodle or DCC Online courses will be charged the following rates:

  • DCC Moodle courses for dual enrollment students cost half the tutition rate with no applicable course fees. 
  • DCC Online courses for dual enrollment students cost $130 per credit plus a $76 digital content fee per course and any applicable lab kit fee. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between DCC Moodle and DCC Online?

DCC Moodle classes are courses that are developed and taught by faculty members of Dawson Community College. These courses will be offered through the online learning platform Moodle. You will receive an email with your Moodle login information from the IT Department at DCC.

In addition to the DCC Moodle courses, students can also take DCC Online courses, which are taught by CCCOnline instructors. Although these courses are taught by CCCOnline instructors, you will receive credit from DCC. DCC Online courses will be offered through the online learning platform D2L. You will receive an email with your DCC Online login information from online@dawson.edu. 

How much will online classes cost?
  • DCC Moodle courses are charged at the same per credit rate as DCC’s on-campus courses. 
  • DCC Online courses are available for a flat rate fee of $185 ($197 effective Summer 2019) per credit with a $35 ($37.50 effective Summer 2019) non-refundable handling fee. This cost is not inclusive of textbooks and other required course materials. Many courses include a $76 digital content fee, which includes a digital textbook for your course, eliminating the need for a physical textbook. Please contact our Online Specialist for more information. 
Do I get credit from DCC or CCCOnline?

Although you will be taking classes with a CCCOnline instructor, you will receive credit from DCC that will show on your transcript from DCC. 

What is my username and password?
  • For DCC Moodle: To login to Moodle, your username is your last name, first initial, and the last 3 digits of your D16#. Example: smithj123. If you do not know your Moodle password, please contact the IT Department at 406-377-9422 or help@dawson.edu. 
  • For DCC Online: To login to your DCC Online courses, you will use your D0000# and password that you used to register for your DCC Online classes. For assistance, please contact our Online Specialist at 406-377-9411.
If I take a science course with an attached lab component, am I required to take the lab?

Yes, we are unable to enroll you in the science course without the lab component.

How do I access my DCC Online class?

To access your DCC Online class, you will use your D0000# and password to login. Please use the following link to login to your class via Brightspace by D2L: https://dawson.edu/academics/online/ccconline-login/

I've logged into D2L, but I can't see my classes. Why?

You will not be able to see your classes or have access to course materials until the first day of classes. Please check the Semester Dates to Remember to see when each session begins.

What kind of time commitments should I expect?

You should expect to spend at least as much time on your online class as you would an on-campus class. It is recommended that you spend at least 2.5-3 hours per week on each online class you are enrolled in. However, this is a minimum recommendation and you may need to spend more time on each course. 

Do I need to purchase a textbook for my course?
  • For DCC Moodle courses, please contact your instructor for information on required course materials.
  • Many DCC Online courses include a $76 digital content fee, which includes a digital textbook for your course, eliminating the need for a physical textbook. Please contact our Online Specialist for more information. 
What is DCC's refund policy?

The various session lengths have different refund policies as follows:

  • 15-week Fall and Spring semesters  – through the 8th day of classes: 100% refund; after the 8th day of classes: no refund
  • 10-week Fall and Spring semesters – through the 5th day of classes: 100% refund; after the 5th day of classes: no refund
  • 6-week Fall and Spring semesters – through the 3rd day of classes: 100% refund; after the 3rd day of classes: no refund
  • Sessions less than 6 weeks in length – through 10% of class days that have occurred: 100% refund; after 10% of class days that have occurred: no refund
  • Refunds for Summer term – 1st through 3rd day of classes: 100% refund; after 3rd day of classes: no refund