[4] Online offerings include noncredit courses on topics not normally found in the higher education curriculum.

[2][6][7] In 2008, the Higher Learning Commission approved it to offer an online Associate of Arts degree.

[6] Under its open admissions policy, the college admits students who have graduated from an accredited high school, completed the GED, or are at least 18 years old.

Applicants who have not graduated from high school must submit evidence of their ability to do college-level work.

[11] The museum also displays works by regional artists and crafts persons, ethnic textiles, and prints by Salvador Dalí.