In-person or online: More colleges change course as education gap widens
; at four-year, in-state public colleges, it was $21,950, according to the College Board.
Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, was among the institutions sued by students after failing to refund a portion of tuition and fees from the spring semester. The university decided to reopen in the fall, and by most measures, the move was applauded. Students have been back on campus for over a month and the number of coronavirus cases remains low. According to the school's"The bottom line is it's going exceedingly well," said Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier.In addition to an ongoing dialogue with local health authorities and the capacity to do extensive testing and contract tracing, Diermeier credits the school's success to the strong message it sent to students early on to "step up.
The institutions that remain remote risk undermining the value education provides to this generation, he cautioned. "Education is a ticket to a different life, and we are not providing that right now," Diermeier said.
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