By Maddie Garvis\/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A month after Hood College\u2019s 2020 census, student population numbers have shown little change despite this semester\u2019s online and hybrid learning format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2020 census, finalized on Sept. 10, counted 1,131 full-time undergrads, 46 part-time undergrads, 149 full-time graduate students and 706 part-time graduate students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Oct. 16, the numbers are the mostly unchanged, with 1,124 full-time undergrads, 51 part-time undergrads, 149 full-time graduate students, and 729 part-time graduate students, according to Director of Institutional Research and Assessment Ross Conover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The steady numbers come at somewhat of a surprise as many students continue to struggle with the online class format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jack Wilder, a junior at Hood, is struggling with the flow of online learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt seems like every minute there\u2019s something I could be doing on Blackboard whether it be a discussion board or one of the projects scheduled weeks in advance,\u201d Wilder said, \u201cIt used to be you would go to class and your mind would be in class mode, then you would leave campus and you could relax except for a few assignments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hood junior Jesse Johnson was a full-time student until Oct. 5, when she submitted the paperwork to officially leave Hood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI struggle with focusing in a non-classroom environment, and with my ADHD it made attending class in my dorm room quite difficult,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWith the library being closed it made finding a quiet place to study difficult.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnson made the decision to leave school mainly so her grades this semester wouldn\u2019t result in the loss of her scholarship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing close to losing my scholarship and failing out I elected to leave before that happened, so that I could return next school year with my scholarship intact,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cMy hope is that by the fall 2021 semester things will be back to a more normal classroom setting.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"