Select Impacts of the Pandemic on College Students During Three Semesters of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 and its concurrent stay-at-home orders created problems and challenges for students seeking to continue their education in a new normal: a worldwide pandemic. Concerns arose universally as the number of infections and deaths rose, economies contracted, and health emergencies/stay-at-home orders were declared. College students, prepared or not, were dismissed from campuses to continue their educational pursuits online. The impacts of the pandemic on students resulting from the move to online education are investigated over the course of three semesters of the pandemic emergency.