More than three million college students may be affected.

Like many other colleges and universities in Virginia, Roanoke College is suspending face-to-face classes amid coronavirus concerns.

A U-Haul spokesperson said that "no purchase of any kind" is needed to get the free storage as major universities are opting to go remote.

With coronavirus concerns growing, colleges, universities and K-12 schools across Rhode Island are taking steps to prevent the virus from spreading.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday afternoon that he is recommending colleges and universities screen students returning from international travel or cruise ships, eliminate international travel, cancel or postpone university-sponsored travel and large meetings, and move toward online or remote learning.

The college admissions and college consulting industries have been fueled by international enrollment growth. But the spread of COVID-19 could change the landscape of college admissions for the foreseeable future.

Universities are changing the qualities they consider when accepting a student. Johns Hopkins University’s President recently said that admissions would no longer base admission decisions on whether a student’s family members attended.

More than a third (36%) of admissions officers said they visit applicants’ social media profiles like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to learn more about them⁠, up from 25% last year - according to a poll conducted by Kaplan.

This summer, the University of Iowa Office of the Provost will add to its student support programming by launching the Hawkeye First-Generation Initiative.

The campaign aims to provide students from socioeconomically marginalized backgrounds with insight into the lives of first-generation students.