Check to See If Your College Is Requiring the COVID-19 Vaccine for Spring 2022

Check to See If Your College Is Requiring the COVID-19 Vaccine for Spring 2022

As the vaccine rollout gained momentum last spring, colleges and universities nationwide put a number of safety measures in place for students returning in the fall. After over a year of Zoom lectures, staying inside, and contact tracing, some sense of normalcy was paramount. In order to ensure that fate, a number of administrations enforced a vaccine mandate, which required their students be fully immunized before stepping back on campus. In turn, the Fall 2021 semester was a promising one for most schools.

But the surge of the latest, highly-transmissible COVID variant, Omicron, has once again threatened to disrupt the return of in-person classes and events. Some schools, such as the University of California system, Harvard University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, have already made the decision to start the spring semester online. Others have implemented strict restrictions; at Princeton University, students are prohibited from leaving the school's county until mid-February. But in most cases, administrations are continuing to require that students receive the COVID vaccine — and at some schools, the booster too — for the spring semester.

Want to know more about this mandate and how it will affect you? Read on to find out everything you need to know about colleges requiring the COVID-19 vaccines.

Which colleges/universities are requiring students be vaccinated in the spring?

Here is the current list of schools requiring vaccinations for Spring 2022:

  • Arkansas

  • Arizona

    • Gateway Community College in Phoenix

    • Prescott College

  • California

    • The University of California Schools

    • The California State University Schools

    • Allen Hancock College

    • American Jewish University in Los Angeles

    • American River College

    • Berkeley City College

    • Cabrillo College

    • California College of Arts in Oakland

    • California Institute of Integral Studies

    • California Institute of Technology in Pasadena

    • California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley

    • California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks

    • Cerritos College

    • Cerro Coso College

    • Chabot College

    • Chapman University in Orange

    • Claremont Graduate University in Claremont

    • Claremont McKenna College in Claremont

    • Coast Community College District

    • Coastline College

    • College of Alameda

    • College of Marin

    • College of the Redwoods

    • Cosumnes River College

    • Cypress College

    • De Anza College

    • Delta College

    • Dominican University of California in San Rafael

    • Folsom Lake College

    • Foothill College

    • Fresno Pacific University

    • Fullerton College

    • Golden Gate University in San Francisco

    • Golden West College

    • Harvey Mudd College in Claremont

    • Holy Names University in Oakland

    • Humboldt State University in Arcata

    • Laney College

    • La Sierra University

    • Los Angeles Community College District

    • Los Rios Community College District

    • Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles

    • Menlo College in Atherton

    • Merritt College

    • MiraCosta College

    • Moreno Valley College

    • Mills College in Oakland

    • Norco College

    • Occidental College in Los Angeles

    • Orange Coast College

    • Otis College of Art and Design

    • Pacific University

    • Pepperdine University in Malibu

    • Pitzer College in Claremont

    • Pomona College in Claremont

    • Porterville College

    • Riverside City College

    • St. Mary's College of California in Moraga

    • Sacramento City College

    • Samuel Merritt University in Oakland

    • San Diego Community College in San Diego

    • San Diego State University

    • Santa Clara University in Santa Clara

    • Scripps College in Claremont

    • Southern California Institute of Architecture

    • Southwestern University in Chula Vista

    • Stanford University in Stanford

    • University of La Verne in La Verne

    • University of Redlands in Redlands

    • University of San Diego in San Diego

    • University of San Francisco in San Francisco

    • University of Southern California in Los Angeles

    • University of the Pacific in Stockton

    • Whittier College in Whittier

  • Colorado

    • Colorado State University Schools

    • University of Colorado Schools

    • Colorado College in Colorado Springs

    • Colorado School of Mines in Golden

    • Fort Lewis College in Durango

    • Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver

    • Naropa University in Boulder

    • Regis University in Denver

    • Rocky Vista University in Parker

    • University of Denver in Denver

    • University of Northern Colorado in Greeley

    • Western Colorado University in Gunnison

  • Connecticut

    • Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Schools

    • University of Connecticut Schools

    • Albertus Magnus College in New Haven

    • Connecticut College in New London

    • Mitchell College in New London

    • Post University in Waterbury

    • Quinnipiac University in Hamden

    • Sacred Heart University in Fairfield

    • Trinity College in Hartford

    • University of Hartford in West Hartford

    • University of New Haven in New Haven

    • University of St. Joseph in West Hartford

    • Wesleyan University in Middletown

    • Yale University in New Haven

  • Delaware

    • Delaware State University in Dover

    • Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington

    • University of Delaware in Newark

  • Florida

    • Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale (faculty only)

    • University of Miami in Miami (faculty only)

  • Georgia

    • Agnes Scott University in Decatur

    • Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta

    • Emory University in Atlanta

    • Morehouse College in Atlanta

    • Morris Brown College in Atlanta

    • Oglethorpe University in Atlanta

    • Oxford College

    • Spelman College in Atlanta

  • Hawaii

  • Illinois

    • University of Illinois Schools

    • Adler University

    • American Academy of Art

    • Augustana College

    • Aurora University

    • Benedictine University

    • Black Hawk College

    • Blackburn College

    • Bradley University

    • Chicago State University

    • City Colleges

    • College of DuPage

    • College of Lake County

    • Concordia University at Chicago

    • Columbia College Chicago in Chicago

    • DePaul University in Chicago

    • Dominican University in River Forest

    • Elmhurst University in Elmhurst

    • Eureka College

    • Governors State University

    • Greenville University

    • Illinois Central College

    • Illinois College

    • Illinois State University

    • Illinois Wesleyan University

    • Knox College in Galesburg

    • Lake Forest College in Lake Forest

    • Lewis University in Romeoville

    • Lincoln College

    • Loyola University Chicago in Chicago

    • Methodist College

    • Monmouth College

    • Northern Illinois University in DeKalb

    • Northwestern University in Evanston

    • Quincy University

    • Rockford University

    • Roosevelt University in Chicago

    • Saint Augustine College

    • Saint Xavier University

    • School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago

    • Southeastern Illinois College

    • Southern Illinois University Schools

    • Triton College

    • University of Chicago in Chicago

    • Western Illinois University

    • Wheaton College

    • William Rainey Harper College

  • Indiana

    • Indiana University Schools

    • Butler University in Indianapolis

    • DePauw University in Greencastle

    • Earlham College in Richmond

    • Goshen College in Goshen

    • Holy Cross College in Notre Dame

    • St Mary's University in Notre Dame

    • University of Notre Damn in South Bend

    • Valparaiso University in Valparaiso

  • Iowa

    • Grinnell College in Grinnell

  • Kentucky

    • Bellarmine College

    • Berea College in Berea

    • Centre College in Danville

    • Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville

    • Transylvania University

  • Louisiana

    • Dillard University in New Orleans

    • Louisiana State University Schools

    • Louisiana Tech University

    • Loyola University, New Orleans in New Orleans

    • Nicholls State University

    • Northwestern State University

    • Tulane University in New Orleans

    • University of Louisiana Schools

    • Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans

  • Maine

    • University of Maine Schools

    • Bates College in Lewiston

    • Bowdoin College in Brunswick

    • Colby College

    • College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor

    • Husson University in Bangor

    • Maine Community College Schools

    • Maine Maritime Academy

    • St. Joseph's College of Main in Standish

    • Thomas College

    • Unity College

    • University of New England in Biddeford

    • University of Southern Maine

  • Maryland

    • University of Maryland Schools

    • Bowie State University in Bowie

    • Coppin State University in Baltimore

    • Frostburg University in Frostburg

    • Goucher College in Baltimore

    • Hood College in Frederick

    • Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

    • Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore

    • Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore

    • McDaniel College in Westminster

    • Morgan State University in Baltimore

    • Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg

    • Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore

    • Salisbury University in Salisbury

    • St. John's College at Annapolis

    • St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City

    • Stevenson University in Owing Mills

    • Towson University in Towson

    • University of Baltimore in Baltimore

    • Washington Adventist University

    • Washington College

  • Massachusetts

    • Massachusetts State University Schools

    • University of Massachusetts Schools

    • Alvernia University

    • American International College

    • Amherst College in Amherst

    • Anna Maria College in Paxton

    • Assumption University in Worcester

    • Babson College in Wellesley

    • Bay Path University in Longmeadow

    • Bentley University in Waltham

    • Berklee College of Music in Boston

    • Boston College in Boston

    • Boston University in Boston

    • Brandeis University in Waltham

    • Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater

    • Clark University in Worcester

    • College of the Holy Cross in Worcester

    • Curry College in Milton

    • Dean College in Franklin

    • Elms College in Chicopee

    • Emerson College in Boston

    • Emmanuel College in Boston

    • Endicott College in Beverly

    • Evergreen State College

    • Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg

    • Framingham State University in Framingham

    • Hampshire College in Amherst

    • Harvard University in Cambridge

    • Lasell University in Newton

    • Lesley University in Cambridge

    • Massachusetts College of Art & Design

    • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

    • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

    • Massachusetts Maritime Academy

    • Merrimack College in North Andover

    • Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley

    • New England Conservatory of Music in Boston

    • Northeastern University in Boston

    • Olin College of Engineering

    • Regis College in Weston

    • Salem State University in Salem

    • Simmons University in Boston

    • Smith College in Northampton

    • Springfield College in Springfield

    • Stonehill College in Easton

    • Suffolk University in Boston

    • Tufts University in Medford

    • Wellesley College in Wellesley

    • Western New England University in Springfield

    • Westfield State University in Westfield

    • Wheaton College in Norton

    • William James College in Boston

    • Williams College in Williamstown

    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester

    • Worcester State University in Worcester

  • Michigan

    • Albion College in Albion

    • Central Michigan University

    • College for Creative Studies

    • Grand Valley State University

    • Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo

    • Lawrence Technological University in Southfield

    • Michigan State University

    • Oakland University in Rochester

    • University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor

    • Wayne State University

    • Western Michigan State

  • Minnesota

    • Carleton College in Northfield

    • College of St. Benedict

    • Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter

    • Hamline University

    • Macalester College in Saint Paul

    • Minnesota College of Art and Design

    • Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul

    • St. Catherine University in Saint Paul

    • St. Cloud State University

    • St. John's University

    • St. Olaf College in Northfield

    • University of Minnesota

    • University of St. Thomas

  • Missouri

    • Culver-Stockton College in Canton

    • Rockhurst University in Kansas City

    • St. Louis University in St. Louis

    • Washington University, St. Louis in St. Louis

    • William Jewell College in Liberty

  • Nebraska

    • Creighton University in Omaha

    • Doane University

    • Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln

  • Nevada

    • Touro University Nevada in Henderson

  • New Hampshire

    • Colby-Sawyer College in New London

    • Dartmouth College in Hanover

    • Franklin Pierce University in Rindge

    • New England College in Henniker

    • Rivier University in Nashua

    • St. Anselm College in Manchester

    • Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester

  • New Jersey

    • Caldwell University in Caldwell

    • Drew University in Madison

    • Essex County College

    • Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck

    • Georgian Court University in Lakewood

    • Kean University in Union

    • Monmouth University in West Long Branch

    • Montclair State University in Montclair

    • Mount St. Mary's University in Newburgh

    • New Jersey City University in Jersey City

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark

    • Princeton University in Princeton

    • Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah

    • Rider University in Lawrenceville

    • Rowan University in Glassboro

    • Rutgers University in New Brunswick

    • St. Elizabeth University in Morristown

    • St. Peter's University in Jersey City

    • Seton Hall University in South Orange

    • Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken

    • Stockton University in Galloway

    • The College of New Jersey in Ewing

    • William Paterson University in Wayne

  • New Mexico

  • New York

    • City University of New York Schools

    • State University of New York Schools

    • Adelphi University

    • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

    • Alfred University in Alfred

    • Bank Street College of Education in New York City

    • Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson,

    • Barnard College in New York City

    • Canisius University

    • Cazenovia College in Cazenovia

    • Clarkson University in Potsdam

    • Colgate University in Hamilton

    • College of Mount Saint Vincent

    • College of Saint Rose

    • Columbia University in New York City

    • Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City

    • Cornell University in Ithaca

    • Culinary Institute of America

    • Dominican College of Blauvelt

    • Elmira College

    • Five Towns College in Dix Hills

    • Fordham University in the Bronx

    • Hamilton College in Clinton

    • Hartwick College in Oneonta

    • Hilbert College in Hamburg

    • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    • Hofstra University in Hempstead

    • Ithaca College in Ithaca

    • Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City

    • Keuka College in Keuka Park

    • Le Moyne College in Syracuse

    • Manhattan College in Bronx

    • Manhattan School of Music in New York City

    • Manhattanville College in Harrison

    • Maria College of Albany

    • Marist College in Poughkeepsie

    • Marymount Manhattan College

    • Molloy College

    • Mount St. Mary College

    • Nazareth College in Rochester

    • New York University in New York City

    • Niagara University

    • Pace University in New York City

    • Pratt Institute in Brooklyn

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy

    • Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester

    • Russell Sage College in Troy

    • Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville

    • School of Visual Arts in New York City

    • Siena College in Loundonville

    • Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs

    • St. Bonaventure in Allegany

    • St. Francis College in Brooklyn

    • St. John Fisher College in Rochester

    • St. John's University in Queens

    • St. Joseph's College

    • St. Lawrence University in Canton

    • Syracuse University in Syracuse

    • The Juilliard School in New York City

    • The New School in New York City

    • Touro College Schools

    • Union College in Schenectedy

    • University of Rochester in Rochester

    • Utica College in Utica

    • Vassar College in Poughkeepsie

    • Wagner College in Staten Island

    • Wells College in Aurora

    • Yeshiva University in New York City

  • North Carolina

    • Bennett College in Greensboro

    • Brevard University in Brevard

    • Davison College

    • Duke University in Durham

    • Elon University in Elon

    • Guilford College

    • Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte in Charlotte

    • Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte

    • Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk

    • Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory

    • Livingstone College in Salisbury

    • Meredith College

    • Methodist University

    • Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte

    • Salem College in Winston-Salem

    • Shaw University in Raleigh

    • Union Presbyterian Seminary at Charlotte in Charlotte

    • Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem

    • Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa

  • Ohio

    • Anitoch College

    • Bowling Green State University

    • Capital University

    • Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland

    • Cleveland Institute of Art

    • Cleveland State University in Cleveland

    • Columbus College of Art and Design

    • John Carroll University

    • Kent State University Schools

    • Kenyon College in Gambier

    • Miami University

    • Mt. St. Joseph University in Cincinatti

    • Ohio University

    • Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware

    • The Ohio State University

    • The College of Wooster in Wooster

    • University of Akron

    • University of Cincinnati

    • University of Toldeo

    • Xavier University

  • Oklahoma

    • Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City

  • Oregon

    • Eastern Oregon University La Grande

    • Lewis & Clark University in Portland

    • Linfield University in McMinnville

    • Oregon Health and Science University in Portland

    • Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls

    • Oregon State University in Corvallis

    • Pacific University in Forest Grove

    • Portland State University in Portland

    • Reed College in Portland

    • Southern Oregon University in Ashland

    • University of Oregon in Eugene

    • University of Portland in Portland

    • Western Oregon University in Monmouth

    • Willamette University in Salem

  • Pennsylvania

    • Alleghany College in Meadville

    • Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr

    • Bucknell University in Lewisburg

    • Cabrini University in Radnor

    • Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

    • Chatham University in Pittsburgh

    • Chestnut Hill College

    • Dickinson College in Carlisle

    • Drexel University in Philadelphia

    • Duquesne University in Pittsburgh

    • Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster

    • Gettysburg University in Gettysurg

    • Gwynedd Mercy University in Gwynedd Valley

    • Haverford College in Haeverford

    • Immaculata University in Immaculata

    • Lafayette College in Easton

    • La Salle University

    • Lehigh University in Bethlehem

    • Mercyhurst University in Erie

    • Muhlenberg College in Allentown

    • Neumann University in Aston

    • Point Park University in Pittsburgh

    • Rosemont College in Rosemont

    • St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia

    • Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove

    • Swarthmore College in Swarthmore

    • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster

    • Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia

    • University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

    • University of Pittsburgh

    • University of Scranton in Scranton

    • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

    • Ursinus College in Collegeville

    • Villanova University in Villanova

    • Washington & Jefferson College in Washington

    • Widener University in Chester

    • Williamson College of the Trades in Media

  • Rhode Island

    • Brown University in Providence

    • Bryant University in Smithfield

    • Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick

    • Johnson & Wales University in Providence

    • New England Institute of Technology

    • Providence College in Providence

    • Rhode Island College in Providence

    • Rhode Island School of Design

    • Roger Williams University in Bristol

    • Salve Regina University in Newport

    • University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown

  • South Carolina

    • Claflin University

    • Furman University in Greenville

    • Wofford College in Spartanburg

  • Tennessee

    • Christian Brothers University in Memphis

    • Maryville College in Maryville

    • Rhodes College

    • University of the South

    • Vanderbilt University in Nashville

  • Texas

    • Huston-Tillotson University

    • Paul Quinn College in Dallas

    • Rice University in Houston

    • Seminary of the Southwest in Austin

    • Southwestern University

    • St. Edward's University in Austin

  • Utah

    • Davis Technical College

    • University of Utah

    • Utah Valley University

    • Utah State University

    • Weber State University

    • Westminster College in Salt Lake City

  • Vermont

    • Bennington College in Bennington

    • Castleton University

    • Champlain College in Burlington

    • Landmark College in Putney

    • Middlebury College in Middlebury

    • Northern Vermont University

    • Norwich University

    • St. Michael's College in Colchester

    • University of Vermont in Burlington

  • Virginia

    • Bridgewater College in Bridgewater

    • Christopher Newport University in Newport News

    • Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg

    • George Mason University in Fairfax

    • Hampton University in Hampton

    • Hollins University in Roanoke

    • James Madison University in Harrisonburg

    • Longwood University in Farmville

    • Mary Baldwin University in Staunton

    • Marymount University in Arlington

    • Norfolk State University

    • Old Dominion University in Norfolk

    • Radford University in Radford

    • Randolph College in Lynchburg

    • Randolph-Macon College in Ashland

    • Roanoke College in Salem

    • Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar

    • The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg

    • Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond

    • University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg

    • University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg

    • University of Richmond in Richmond

    • University of Virginia in Charlottesville

    • Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond

    • Virginia Military Institute in Lexington City

    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg

    • Virginia Wesleyan University in Norfolk

    • Washington and Lee University in Lexington City

  • Washington

    • University of Washington Schools

    • Washington State University Schools

    • Central Washington University in Ellensburg

    • Columbia Basin College

    • Cornish College of the Arts

    • DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond

    • Eastern Washington University in Cheney

    • Evergreen State College in Olympia

    • Gonzaga University in Spokane

    • Highline College

    • Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    • Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma

    • Peninsula College

    • St. Martin's University

    • Seattle Colleges (Central, North, and South)

    • Seattle Film Institute in Seattle

    • Seattle Pacific University in Seattle

    • Seattle University in Seattle

    • Skagit Valley College

    • University of Puget Sound in Tacoma

    • Wenatchee Valley College in Wenatchee

    • Western Washington University in Bellingham

    • Whitman College in Walla Walla

    • Whitworth University in Spokane

  • West Virginia

    • Bethany College in Bethany

    • University of Charleston in Charleston

  • Wisconsin

    • Alverno College

    • Beloit College in Beloit

    • Carthage College in Kenosha

    • Lawrence University in Appleton

    • Marquette University in Milwaukee

  • Washington, D.C.

    • American University

    • Gallaudet University

    • George Washington University

    • Georgetown University

    • Howard University

    • Trinity Washington University

    • University of District of Colombia

Here is the current list of schools requiring vaccinations only for students who want to live on campus as of Spring 2022:

Which colleges/universities are requiring vaccine boosters in the spring?

Here is the current list of schools requiring vaccinations for Spring 2022:

Can colleges/universities require the vaccine?

The short answer is yes, colleges can require students receive the vaccine before attending school. In fact, you may not have even noticed, but colleges and universities have been requiring vaccines for years. Almost all schools in the country already require you get the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, as well as a vaccine to protect against bacterial meningitis.

Just like with any of those vaccines, there are exemptions for medical and non-medical reasons, and those exemptions will also apply for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Why are colleges/universities requiring their students be vaccinated?

Since Fall 2020, schools have been working to create a safe environment for their students. They've been holding classes outside and over Zoom, requiring face masks be worn around campus, and have adjusted dorm living to allow for social distancing. Now, vaccinating students is an extension of those safety procedures.

"Our decisions around adding one of the [Emergency Use Authorization]-approved COVID vaccines to our existing list of required vaccines really was a continuation of our efforts this year to be in-person," said Tom Stritikus, President of Fort Lewis College. "We did everything we could do to be in-person this year and a broadly vaccinated student body in really the next step in that."

For many, the hope is that requiring vaccines will allow for campus to take a step forward in returning "back to normal." While students will still have to wear face masks and abide by the basic safety rules, a vaccinated student body will allow for more in-person classes, student activities, and large gatherings like commencement.

Photo credit: Benjamin Brashear
Photo credit: Benjamin Brashear

What if I don't want to/can't get vaccinated?

As mentioned above, there are both medical and non-medical exemptions for students who cannot or do not want to get vaccinated. Justin Sloan, the VP of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning at St. Edward's University said it is very rare for a student to not meet the exemption process if that is their decision, whether it be for medical, religious, or personal reasons.

Every school will have different protocol for the exempt students, but for the most part, they will still be able to attend classes and live on campus normally. However, Justin warns that, at least in the case of St. Edward's, while a non-vaccinated students will be allowed on campus, there may be some external programs they cannot participate in, like study abroad.

"We're not telling the student they can't learn with us," he said. "We're not telling them they can't live on campus, but we are being transparent that there are some activities that are provided by third parties that may not be available to them."

What will this mean for the spring semester?

The hope is that schools will be able to prevent a massive spread of COVID infections on campus. While the past fall semester looked a little bit more like Fall 2019 and less like Fall 2020, the Omicron variant now poses a renewed threat. Again, safety precautions will still be in place, but the vaccine allows students to return to their campus with less fear and more excitement about classes, activities, and all of the things that make college...well, college.

"For us, it will mean we'll have at least 80% of our classes face to face, it means that we will be back to the exciting and wonderful things that make campus life so wonderful and that includes, not just lectures and labs, but performances and athletics," said Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, President of Oakland University, before the start of the Fall 2021 semester.

According to a survey conducted in March 2021 by Arts-Bridge, 62% of high schools students and parents are concerned they won't have the "ideal college experience" because of the effects of the pandemic. Plus, 64% of high school juniors and seniors feel the price of college isn't worth it when you're learning from behind a screen instead of in a classroom.

The hope is that a vaccinated campus will help to solve these problems, to allow for that "ideal college experience" and for students to fully be back in the classroom.

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