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\n In this July 31, 2020, file photo, college students begin moving in for the fall semester at N.C. State University in Raleigh, N.C. Colleges are eager to share their reopening plans as they encourage students to return to campus. But fewer of them are talking about the elephant in the room: what happ<\/a>ens if they need to shut down again.(AP Photo\/Gerry Broome, File)
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Many colleges are welcoming students back for in-person learning and dormitory living this fall semester. Looming over everything: Campuses could shut back down at any time.<\/p>\n

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With COVID-19 cases still high, many colleges are developing shutdown contingency plans alongside their reopening arrangements.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the pandemic is fueling new debate about whether colleges should charge the same tuition for online and in-person classes. Tuition typically covers the cost of instruction\u2014salaries, software, labs and such\u2014and that cost at many schools may have increased.
\nThe University of North Carolina Wilmington, as an exception, has a different cost structure for online, hybrid and in-person classes. Still, it announced that students won’t receive a tuition refund if in-person classes move online this fall. And, after the pivot from it’s sister school at Chapel Hill, it told students to prepare for a similar transition if cases rise.
\nThat leaves freshman Owen Palmer weighing the possibility that the education he is paying for may not be the one he gets. “I’m taking a risk because (the university) mentioned they can’t do refunds,” says Palmer. For him, the risk is worth it, but he does wonder what he’ll do if the campus has to close.
\nHere’s what he and other students can expect as the fall shapes up.
\nDON’T EXPECT A BREAK ON TUITION
\nSome schools have cut tuition. Hampton University is offering students a 15% discount, bringing undergraduate tuition to $12,519. Other schools are offering additional scholarships and grants.
\nBut tuition decreases and additional aid aren’t the norm.
\n“If I had to make bets, I would say a lot of colleges will be (freezing tuition) until they get a better sense of the economy,” says Arun Ponnusamy, chief academic officer at the college admissions and application counseling company Collegewise. “But there will be other colleges that say, ‘We need money to run this school.'”
\nThat may be happening already. George Mason University in Virginia approved a tuition increase of $450. The University of Michigan approved a 1.9% tuition increase. Both schools are planning a mix of online and in-person instruction.<\/p>\n

MEALS AND HOUSING REFUNDS LIKELY
\nMany colleges aren’t publicizing their shutdown contingency plans\u2014or how refunds will work. But students can look to how their school handled refunds in the spring to gauge how fall might play out.
\nFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University gave refunds for on-campus housing and meal plans, says William Hudson Jr., the school’s vice president for student affairs. If the campus has to shut down this fall, Hudson says the refund structure “would probably be the same.”
\nOther colleges also offered direct refunds for students. For example, Temple University automatically deposited partial refunds for room and board in students’ bank accounts. The University of North Carolina Wilmington gave prorated refunds for room and board.
\nBut some colleges opted for account credit instead:
\n\u2014 The University of Arkansas refunded about 20% of room and board costs to student accounts. They haven’t announced an official plan in case of a fall shutdown, but staff members expect it’ll be the same.
\n\u2014 The University of Alabama offered a prorated refund for room and board, and parking. Students could take a cash refund immedia<\/a>tely or apply that amount and an extra 10% as an account credit for the fall.
\nHOW CAN YOU PREPARE?
\nIf you’re planning to return to campus housing, contact your school and ask about its shutdown contingency plans. You’ll want to know what factors would cause it to shut down again. This could be a campus COVID-19 outbreak of a certain size, an increase in local cases or other factors.
\nYou can’t stop a campus shutdown, but if you know the metrics your school is looking at, you can anticipate it and react more confidently.
\n\u2014 Make backup plans for housing if your campus closes. Determine if you’ll go home, stay with a friend, get your own apartment or something else. Communicate your intentions with those you plan to stay with or scope out affordable apartments in advance. That way, if the campus shuts down suddenly, you know exactly where you’ll go.
\n\u2014 Ask your college about emergency funds and grants if a campus closure will cause you financial hardship. Many colleges have funds available for students.
\n\u2014 Plan how you’d use a refund. If your school offers a direct refund, consider whether you’ll need that money for living expenses. If you don’t need the money for living expenses, send the refund back to your student loan servicer. Doing so will keep your overall loan balance down and save you money in the long run.<\/p>\n

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