Nine WCC instructors completed a semester of professional development entitled CORE (Collaborative Online Reflection Experience) during spring 2019. Once instructors complete CORE, they are eligible to participate in an online instructor certification. Online instructor certification means that WCC instructors have met quality online course standards. WCC instructors, who teach online, first participate in a semester of professional development entitled CORE (Collaborative Online Reflection Experience). Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Community College System, is a public, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties.