The Perfect Storm in Higher Education

Abstract

Higher education has always faced challenges, but what happens when colleges and universities are facing a ‘perfect storm?’ One of the victims of a pandemic, rising tuition costs, and less funding could be the traditional classroom or worse still a dramatic decrease in student enrollment. In this paper, we explore some of the elements that could make it more difficult to fulfill the American dream of attending a university for the campus life and what might lie in the future for students post COVID-19.