Like many students continuing their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic, media student Skylar Porter is taking her spring courses at East Tennessee State University online.
The 20-year-old sophomore said she was recently surprised by an online class fee of $120 a course. Those fees will apply to four of her five courses, totaling $480 for the semester, which begins in January.
Porter claimed she and other students sheâs spoken with ahead of the semester have similar concerns about those fees.
âETSU is charging almost $500 on top of regular tuition fees when weâre not even allowed (full) access to campus,â she continued. âItâs just outrageous.â