Reedley College, part of the State Center Community College District, is aiming to create several zero textbook cost degrees using open educational resources. By Cameron Clark ...

This kind of effort produces “open educational resources,” and system leaders want to roll out these free-of-charge materials to all 116 California community college (CCC) campuses.

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In 2021, Gov. Newsom and the Legislature appropriated $115 million for a statewide Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degree program that would increase the availability of pathways across the California ...

College students spend an average of $333 on textbooks and other course materials, according to the 2023 Student Watch survey. While you might be inclined to hold onto some of your textbooks, it ...

BATAVIA, Ohio (WKRC) - A professor at a local college is easing the cost of education for her students. After having a tough time finding affordable textbooks on the market, Patty Goedl decided to ...

According to the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Rresources, grades for students in zero-textbook-cost classes were 3% higher than in the same classes taught with traditional class ...

Between 1977 and 2015, the cost of textbooks rose by three times the rate of inflation. By 2016, the average college student could expect to spend at least $1,200 for course materials and supplies.

Since its inception five years ago, the college’s open educational resources program has saved students more than $7 million in textbook costs, Curtis-Chávez said.

A statement from the chair or director that describes the textbook’s educational value to the college, including types of courses and students served, contributions to new curriculum and/or teaching ...