International students represent a large portion of student populations at some higher education institutions in the United States. In response to the complexity of the student immigration process, more international students are choosing to pursue their US degrees online, while fulfilling their personal and professional obligations in their home nations. Writing and communicating in English can be difficult for international students pursuing degrees in the US. Virtual writing centers are one source of support for international students that are available at most online higher education institutions to aid and guide international students as they pursue their degrees. The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the experiences and perceptions of international, online student populations as they use their institution's writing center services. A transcendental phenomenological method was used to explore the lived experiences of international, online students using online writing centers. Interviews were transcribed, and coded which served as the source of data in this study. Through the phenomenological analysis, five themes emerged: perceptions and insights of an online degree, skills and competencies gained through writing center use resources used in the writing center, perceptions of the writing center, and international recommendations to improve writing centers. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]