<p>Look at it from a different perspective: if they have classes, some students will miss class. But if they cancel classes, all students will miss class. You would be paying for classes that never met, and the professors may not get to cover all of the relevant material (that's mostly an issue in sciences). Get used to catching up on a class you missed - you will be doing it a lot in college, even in nice weather.</p>
<p>FindAPlace hit the nail on the head. Colleges are a business, so they try to avoid canceling as much as possible. When I was in college, I had only one full snow day and one day where evening classes were canceled.</p>
<p>With modern technology, it would be pretty easy for a professor to just do a lecture on his MacBook, upload it to the college webserver (assuming decent bandwidth at home) and post a note on the course webpage or blackboard for students to watch the video.</p>
<p>There are many universities that record (video) lectures in lecture halls so that students can review lectures later if they wish or sleep in and watch the class lecture later on.</p>
<p>I think colleges try to stay open as much as possible. The college will close only if it would be unsafe to commute there. The professors may decide on their own if they’ll have class or not and even allow extra time for students to get to class, especially for morning classes</p>
<p>Inclement weather, not inclimate weather</p>