A new study revealed that students who attended community college online are less likely to interact with other students and instructors in comparison to students who attend at least one in-person class.

The study by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCSE) corroborates Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Dr. Nicholas Giordano’s claim made in 2022 that “remote learning is an epic fail” and “the push to expand remote education is part of the push to lower standards.”

The study examined nearly 83,000 students from colleges in 41 states in spring 2022. Approximately one in five students reported being fully online for classes.