Data Accessibility Statement : The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article.

Competing Interests : None.

Author Contributions : Catherine Creech is the primary author and Walter Shriner is the supporting author.

Funding information : This paper is unfunded and the authors will be applying for a publication charge waiver and an open access fee waiver. We see our lack of funding as an important equity issue highlighting the differences in funding between community colleges and four-year universities. Almost half of all undergraduate students in the United States attend community college, but majority of publications about biology education research come from four-year universities (Schinske et al., 2017). These four-year universities tend to be large, predominantly white, PhD and master’s degree granting institutions with more funding available for faculty publications. The voices of community college students and faculty should play a role in the conversation about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the transition to online teaching.

Acknowledgments : We would like to thank the wonderful faculty, staff, and students of Mt. Hood Community College.

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