When it comes to how they want to receive their education, 29 percent of students prefer completely face-to-face instruction; 12 percent prefer mostly face-to-face; and 18 percent prefer half in person, half online. In 2020, only 5 percent of respondents preferred online-only instruction; in the 2022 survey, that portion rose to 20 percent.
Students listed several institutional resources that helped them succeed, including academic advisers and tutors, financial support and device loaner programs. Some barriers to success included costs, inadequate access to technology, inadequate disability accommodations and classes offered only in nonpreferred modalities.