Students have mixed feelings about virtual learning for the upcoming fall semester

Students at Chico state will have to adjust to an online format for the upcoming fall semester.

Chico state students are weeks away from the fall 2020 school semester..

Debbie cobb joins us now to explain how online learning is impacting the living situation for many college students.

Debbie???

What a difference a year makes..

This fall will look completely different this year than last at chico state..

As dani masten reports..

Out-of-town students face the option of taking classes from home or trying to find a place near campus..

And that's not always easy..

### students have mixed feelings about the changes they are having to make for the upcoming fall semester lumi bodea/ student "initially, i was very apprehensive.

I don't learn very well online over as opposed to in- person classes."

Jericak roshell/ student "it s probably a more safer option and online schooling is not necessarily easy because there are those classes where you need that teacher face to face, student face to face.

If you are having trouble you kind of have to deal with it yourself, i mean zoom meetings can only do so much."

Virtual learning isn't the only challenge students' are facing this year.

Lumi bodea/ student "he was saying how is your income, do you need a little bit of a break before giving your deposit and first months rent.

Many were wondering how the coronavirus was going to affect their living situation.

That was really appreciative and i think all chico understands what all students are going through during this time."

Shawn murphy from chico state told me they have created rooms and beds for over a thousand students and local real estate properties like westpark plaza say they are letting students out of their contracts early if needed jericak roshell/ student "they were super cool and chill about everything, so they understood.

They were really understanding."

Though they don't have to be in chico to learn, some students want to stay close to campus.

"when i think of chico, i think of school.

When i go home, i'm gonna think i'm home, i'm on a break."

Reporting in chico- dani masten action news now coverage you can count on i just got off the phone with chico state public information officer sean murhy..

And he told me it's still too early to speculate what fall enrollment will be..

The final enrollment numbers won't be out until after five weeks after the first day of classes..which begin august 24th.