Colorado

The state’s low completion rate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid among high students places Colorado near the bottom in the nation — 47th overall — and well below the national average.

Cuts to part-time positions could mean fewer course offerings and larger class sizes. If cuts extend to full-time faculty positions, students will feel the impact.

The 3,300-student college so far has had 24 cases among students, faculty, and staff this fall.

Students in Colorado still see the college-entrance SAT exam as helping their admission chances at colleges that don’t require the tests.

The roughly 9 percent drop in enrollment highlights the brutal situation that COVID has created and decisions thousands of students face.

Now the college faces the challenge of preventing its students from acting as coronavirus vectors as they leave.

Minority and lower-income students in Colorado putting off college because of COVID-19 pressures may risk never earning a degree.

Regis leaders hope that meeting outside will both safeguard students and teachers and also restore a more normal college experience.