Friday, January 26, 2024

Recent survey shows students’ concern about affording course materials - Maggie Day, The Daily Collegian

t the start of each semester, students experience concerns about navigating new courses and purchasing classroom materials. A reported 81% of participants in a recent survey of Pennsylvania students worried about meeting course material costs, according to Affordable Learning PA and the Partnership for Academic Library Collection and Innovation.The survey, conducted over spring and fall 2023, received responses from over 4,000 students across 14 participating institutions, including Penn State.