Looking Ahead - Beyond the Curve

WinnisquamZ · 04-23-2020, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Why wouldn't they get something back for this semester?

You are correct, but no college or university that I know of has agreed to refund any of this springs tuition

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VitaBene · 04-23-2020, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WinnisquamZ

You are correct, but no college or university that I know of has agreed to refund any of this springs tuition

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Many are refunding room and board. Because they are in class there is no refund or discount for tuition

Trail Goer · 04-23-2020, 10:46 PM

Supposedly some colleges and universities have or are in the process of refunding a precentage of room and board fees, but I'm hearing this second hand. Legally you would think they would have to, but who knows. As for the cost of online courses go, I'm pretty sure prices are equal to that of a regular inhouse courses.
What's really becoming a huge mess, are the majors that require labs and clinicals. We now have college students stuck in limbo, unable to finish their requirements (can't advance in there major or can't graduate). A quick example would be the Dental Hygiene Department. I wouldn't be surprised if schools that offer such courses, have to postpone, new incoming students, in an effort to get the current students caught up. What should have been a 2 or 4 year course, or however long a particular major takes, now might have an extra year tacked on and no up and coming freshmen. It's going to create a ripple effects in the colleges, that will take years to correct.

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Trail Goer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: New Durham Posts: 182 Thanks: 124 Thanked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Supposedly some colleges and universities have or are in the process of refunding a precentage of room and board fees, but I'm hearing this second hand. Legally you would think they would have to, but who knows. As for the cost of online courses go, I'm pretty sure prices are equal to that of a regular inhouse courses. What's really becoming a huge mess, are the majors that require labs and clinicals. We now have college students stuck in limbo, unable to finish their requirements (can't advance in there major or can't graduate). A quick example would be the Dental Hygiene Department. I wouldn't be surprised if schools that offer such courses, have to postpone, new incoming students, in an effort to get the current students caught up. What should have been a 2 or 4 year course, or however long a particular major takes, now might have an extra year tacked on and no up and coming freshmen. It's going to create a ripple effects in the colleges, that will take years to correct.