ERIC Number: ED616909
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 12
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Digital Divide: How Technology Access Impacts Community Colleges across the United States during a Pandemic
Bray, Jacob B.
Association of Community College Trustees
"Digital Divide: How Technology Access Impacts Community Colleges Across the United States During a Pandemic" looks at the current state of the digital divide in the United States and how it is affecting community college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders at community colleges in Spokane, Washington, Los Angeles, California, and on the Navajo Reservation were interviewed to show what the digital divide looks like in an urban, a suburban, and a rural community and how it is affecting each college's students. While all colleges are faced with different circumstances, similarities emerge as the digital divide impacts students across the country. The paper also looks at how the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act impacted the digital divide within the community college sector.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Two Year College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Rural Schools, Barriers, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Navajo (Nation), Reservation American Indians, Internet, At Risk Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Authoring Institution: Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
Identifiers - Location: Washington; California (Los Angeles)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
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