Union County College To Offer Limited On-Campus Classes This Fall

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County College will be offering three kinds of classes this fall including on-campus and online amid the coronavirus.

The three kinds of classes include limited face to face classes on campus, traditional online distance education classes that are asynchronous, and COVID Remote-Live classes, said Jaime Segal, UCC Executive Director of College Relations & Secretary of the Boards.

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The COVID Remote-Live classes are synchronous classes conducted via the internet on the College’s Webex platform, which are held at a scheduled time for real-time live interaction with the instructor.

"Our class offerings will be in accordance with State guidelines and may change based on directives from Governor Murphy and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education," said Segal.

The fall semester starts on Sept. 2 and registration is currently open. To register visit ucc.edu/fall.

On Wednesday, Murphy announced that New Jersey has 396 additional coronavirus cases and 27 more deaths. There have been a total of 176,278 cases and 13,660 confirmed deaths reported in New Jersey. Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

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