Santa Fe Community College Cuts Programs

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Agreed, and I think the policy could be balanced to allow exceptions if people do well enough on some proficiency exam. I took up to like Calc III with solid A's back in the Long Long Ago, but Sophia's Algebra course was a welcomed humbling trip down Memory Lane.

It's an interesting idea, because carried out to its extent, one might suggest that more than five years between a Bachelors and a Masters should necessitate a retaking of the undergrad level coursework before one could consider post-grad study, as (apparently) we all forget what we've learnt. Same for associates to bachelors, etc etc.

On the upside, an expiry date on study could be the financial boon the tertiary sector is desperate for. How great to have to find the funds to retake your classes every 5 years, so you can rest assured that you haven't forgotten?! Colleges and universities would be constantly over-enrolled.

Of course, an alternative is to require prereq coursework where necessary, but suggest also that 'students who have taken x-prereq coursework more than n-years ago may benefit from retaking said coursework, as y-class builds upon those concepts'.
Sadly, such an approach assumes personal responsibility and a willingness to think for oneself, and a significant percentage of the population prefers (or, uh, NEEDS) to be told what to do by an authority.

Any idea how to even check if courses are available online? They definitely baked us a PITA bread. And amazing finds; they have both of these niche languages I used to love, but have long since become old flames. Might be about to fall in love all over again thanks to this place.

https://www.sfcc.edu/look-for-a-credit-class/ In the first drop-down box, select (e.g.) 'Fall 2021'. Second drop-down: 'Film and Digital Media Arts'. Click 'Lookup'
The resultant list has a bunch of columns - the sixth: 'location' - is what you want. You're looking for anything that is 'Online (A)synchronous'.

Rinse repeat for EVERY SINGLE ITEM in that second drop-down box (where you selected 'Film and Digital Media Arts'). There's at least 40 of them. Watch out for the Blended courses, since some of these are true blends (i.e. students both distance and in-person), while others are class-blends (some lectures are online, but other require in-person presence).

I'm not sure they could've set up a more time-consuming process for prospective students. I assume it's easier set-up on the back-end.