Linking Everyone Online (LEO)
LEO is MCC’s Learning Management System (LMS) designed to offer a place where students can register for classes, check their grades, request and view transcripts, search for class listings, use calendar tools to keep up-to-date on events and activities that are going on at the College, and access to their student e-mail account. LEO gives students and faculty instant access to each other on- and off-campus. Faculty members also use LEO as a classroom tool, incorporating the technology into their activities and learning environment. MCC employees use LEO to contact students and post important announcements concerning the college such as Financial Aid and registration dates. LEO also allows the College to post news stories and share information among clubs and committees online. LEO allows access for students and employees anywhere in the world where an Internet connection is available.
The Academic Support Center (ASC)
Each class in LEO has an embedded tab for Tutoring Assistance. Tutoring is available at no cost to the student. The tab includes Schedules for when tutoring is available in the Academic Support Center [room G205 on the main campus in Spruce Pine] as well as when the free Online Tutoring for that class is available. Professional and/or Peer tutoring may also be made available on the main campus, at one of the learning centers, or when possible even at the high schools.
The S.O.A.R. Program provides academic support to students whose goal is to complete a degree, diploma, or transfer to a four-year college or university. S.O.A.R. Tutors and Peer Mentors assist students with coursework, college information, and study skills.
The Learning Resources Center (LRC)
The Learning Resources Center acts as both an instructional support system and an information network. Services are provided not only to the faculty, staff, and students of Mayland Community College, but also to any resident of Avery, Mitchell, or Yancey County. Resources include both print and non-print materials, electronic resources, audio- visual equipment, and workshop/orientations.
The LRC is named for Carolyn Munro Wilson, a life-long educator and supporter of teaching and learning. It is centrally located on our main campus on the second floor of Gwaltney Hall and is open both day and evening Monday through Thursday and during the day on Friday. Reserving needed equipment ahead of time is highly recommended.
Our automated catalog is part of the Community College Libraries in North Carolina (CCLNC) system. CCLINC is a consortium of community college libraries in North Carolina that has a shared catalog with more than a million learning resources, making this library cooperative third in size among the libraries of publicly-funded institutions of higher education in North Carolina. Materials not immediately available at MCC may often be obtained from other CCLINC libraries through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). If requested with enough advance notice, materials may also be mailed to students.
The LRC subscribes to many online resources providing some of the highest quality and most authoritative resources in the information market place including newspapers, journals, magazines, encyclopedias, e-books, and streaming videos. Everyone may access these resources via the Internet at our main campus and learning centers; however only MCC students, faculty, and staff may access our electronic resources off-campus by using links provided in the college’s portal. All of MCC’s computers, electronic resources, and Internet access must be used in accordance with MCC’s Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy.
Distance Education
Distance education is defined as the interaction of learner and faculty that occurs when the two are separated by place and/or time. The learning experience is designed around the needs of the learner. Distance education at Mayland Community College shall provide every available opportunity for an individual to pursue an education that will enhance professional and personal well-being.
This form of education is a convenient and increasingly popular mode of delivery, freeing the learner from time and location constraints often viewed as major barriers preventing individuals from attending college. MCC shall offer such high- quality distance education.
These nontraditional courses are designed around the needs of self-directed learners. The classes taught using distance education methods maintain a high level of academic quality comparable with courses taught via traditional means:
Office 365
Office 365 (O365) is provided free to all MCC curriculum students while they are enrolled here. This robust online productivity suite includes:
Additionally, students may download and install Office on up to five (5) PCs or Macs, five (5) tablets, and five (5) smartphones.
Academic Policies and Procedures