VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT Isn't Enough. I want a REFUND!
College students – I'm speaking to YOU!
Do you feel like your REFUND for your Spring Parking Pass isn’t enough to relieve financial stress?
In an article from CNBC titled: Demand for Refunds Intensifies Among College Students by Jessica Dickler.
For college students studying at home amid the coronavirus pandemic — like ME — college isn’t what it used to be.
However—it costs just the same!
While several colleges and universities are offering refunds of fees and room and board, the reimbursement policies vary from school to school — and nearly all of them have drawn the line at tuition.
Students from Boston University and Brown University are among the latest group to file class-action lawsuits against the universities asking for repayment for tuition, room and board and other costs due to COVID-19 related campus closures.
On the other hand – Vanderbilt University addressed students on their website stating the following:
The faculty effort and resources required to deliver the course work are the same, and in some cases, greater, when they are delivered online as when they are delivered in person.
Meanwhile – more than 500,000 people signed a MoveOn petition asking Congress to include student loan debt forgiveness for doctors in the next stimulus bill. This bill would cover the health care workers who directly interact with COVID-19 patients risking their lives.
And this shouldn’t be a surprise to ANYONE — college costs are SKYROCKETING!
Tuition and fees plus room and board for a four-year private college averaged $49,870 in the 2019-2020 school year – according to the College Board.
CCS Family — Does the Class of 2020 have a reasonable case in court? Comment below.