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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