For the dozens of liberal arts institutions scattered across the Appalachian region, Rushing said, some students' lack of access to high-speed internet and computers is a barrier to moving classes online. This issue is widespread in higher education. For example, a survey of nearly 750 U.S. college students found about one-fifth had difficulty consistently accessing technology because of issues such as broken hardware, data limits and connectivity problems. In another survey, only about 80% of the 10,000 community college students polled said they had reliable access to the internet or a computer.
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