Distance Education Certification Options

General DE Certification Information

For complete information about PCC's Distance Education requirements, please visit the PCC DE Training Requirements webpage.

Certification Pathways

For faculty, there are 3 ways to get DE certified here at PCC:

Complete the 8-week PCC OTC (Online Teaching Certification)
Complete the 12-week OTD (Online Teaching and Design)
Go through a Course Review for DE Equivalency

Option 1: Complete the 8-week PCC OTC

PCC's Online Teaching Certificate (OTC) course - Fall 2023

Fully online 8-week facilitated asynchronous course
Start Date: Monday, September 18, 2023
End Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Register for the 8-week Fall '23 PCC OTC

Important: Make sure to use your Pasadena.edu email when you register

Option 2: Complete the 12-week OTD

@One 12-week Online Teaching & Design Course

Start Date: Monday, September 9, 2023
End Date: Sunday, December 2, 2023
Status: Waitlist open

They have their Fall 2023 schedule up. Check out their course catalog.

All @One Courses are FREE during the Fall Term

Option 3: Request a Course Review for DE Equivalency

Email pcconline@pasadena.edu and request a Course Review for DE equivalency
In the email please include:
1. A summary of your prior training and experience teaching online
2. Copies of certificates or links to digital badges you have earned

PCConline will set up a special Canvas shell where you will upload the course you will use during your review. Your course should include all the required elements for an online course from the OEI Course Design Rubric. Our evaluators will evaluate your course based on the Online Equivalency for Teaching Checklist.

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