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Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.

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Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.

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More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.

View A-Z Program List

Workforce Training & Professional Development

Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.

Learn more

Community Programming for Adults & Youth

Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.

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Anthology's Ally (previously called Blackboard Ally) provides alternative formats to your online course content, helping you engage with your classes in the way you learn best. These formats are made available with the original file, so everything is in one convenient location.

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Do I need accommodations to use alternative formats in the online learning management system (Brightspace)?

No, alternative formats are on demand and available to all users in all courses.

How much time will it take to download an alternative format?

Alternative versions take 1-2 minutes to generate when first requested and are immediately available after that, so you can access them on demand.

How do people use each of the alternative format options?

Options are helpful for most people. Ally provides options to consume your content in a variety of alternative formats. If you would like to learn more about how each format can support your learning needs, look over the "Which Alternative Format Should I Use" table below or visit the Alternative Formats webpage.

Does Ally produce quality alternative formats? What do I do if Ally produces a low-quality alternative format?

Ally produces high-quality alternate versions. However, the quality of the conversion is dependent upon the quality of the source file. If the source file is low-quality (is crooked, has handwriting, has highlights, has text cut off, has poor contrast, etc.), Ally will produce a lower-quality alternative format. If you encounter this, contact your instructor to let them know.

Where do I find additional resources, guidance and support?

We anticipate you may have questions or want more support. First choose the HELP link in the Alternative Formats panel, as that will direct you to the website specifically created for students. Or refer to Ally for LMS Help for Students for assistance. If you have specific questions, submit a ticket to helpdesk@tri-c.edu.

*You might not see every alternative format in your list of choices to download. The formats generated depend on the original file uploaded. The speed of the download depends on a number of factors including file size and Internet speed. It should take approximately 30 seconds to 2 minutes to download.

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ADJUST AUDIO PLAYBACK SPEED
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