As pedagogy evolves in higher education, including an increase in online instruction, equitable learning environments must exist in both the traditional and online classroom settings.  Anecdotal evidence indicates potential differences in students’ access to reliable internet connectivity.  The “rural-urban digital divide” is targeted at federal and state levels, with the goal of closing the gap by deploying high-speed broadband to rural America.  This digital divide creates barriers to students’ ability to access online learning opportunities and hinders students’ ability to succeed.  Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the impact of internet access on students’ ability to complete their coursework, and identify potential inequities between rural and non-rural students.  For several years, students enrolled in an introductory agriculture course at Illinois State University have been invited to participate in a research survey addressing their backgrounds, demographics, prior agricultural experiences, and perceptions.  Since Fall 2023, additional survey questions have measured the impact of internet connectivity on students’ ability to complete their coursework (n=251), with 39% of respondents growing up in small towns or on farms (“rural”) and 61% coming from suburban or urban areas (“non-rural”).  The proportion of rural and non-rural students whose studies had “sometimes” been impacted by internet connectivity issues was similar (29% and 26%, respectively).  However, non-rural students were nearly twice as likely to “never” have internet disruptions (24% vs. 13%), and 4% of rural students report having internet connectivity issues “most of the time.”  Two-thirds of non-rural students complete the majority of their schoolwork on campus using the university’s internet network, while 32% of rural students rely on internet connections either on their farm or in a small town (defined as a population under 2,500). These results suggest potential inequities may hinder rural college students from successfully completing their studies, and data collection is ongoing.