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MAK I NG T E XT BOOK S AF F ORDABL E F OR ST UDE NT S

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ha nk yo u

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he I nte r-Ca mpus Co unc il (I .C.C.)

• Stude nt Co nc e rns

–T e xtb o o k Co sts –Re se a rc h –Ac tio n

I ntro duc tio n

T he hig h pric e of books: Stude nts b e lie ve tha t the c o st

• f a te xtb o o k sho uld no t b e the de te rmining fa c to r

whe n de c iding to ta ke a c o urse a t the c o mmunity c o lle g e le ve l. T he ma in re a so n fo r c ho o sing a c o urse sho uld b e the le a rning e xpe rie nc e tha t the c la ss o ffe rs.

Cla ss: Ne w book: Use d book:

• ANT

112 $198.75 $149.25

• E

NG 102 $237.00 No use d o ptio n

• MAT

262 $245.50 $184.25

• PHY 216I

N $284.00 $213.00

• PSY 216

$156.95 $117.75

T

• ta l pric e for books: $1,122.20

$901.25

E xa mple : One I .C.C. Stude nt’ s Bo o klist

Cost of Atte nding Pima Community Colle ge

T uitio n = $1,283.50 Bo o ks = $1,122.20

T

• tal = $2,405.70

We c an assume a fe w things, but:

 Ne w stude nts do n’ t re a lize the

hig h c o st o f te xtb o o ks whe n the y sta rt

 Ne w stude nts do n’ t kno w the ir

• ptio ns whe n purc ha sing b o o ks

 F

ina nc ia l a id do e sn’ t c o ve r te xtb o o ks a nd tuitio n a nymo re .

T r uth: Most of us have c hose n to c ome to PCC be c ause we have the oppor tunity to have an affor dable e duc ation. Conc e r ns:

• “I

didn’ t kno w b o o ks wo uld c o st this muc h.”

• “I

didn’ t kno w we c o uld b uy o ur b o o ks so me whe re e lse , o r e ve n re nt the m, b e side s the c o lle g e b o o ksto re .”

• “I

sho uld ha ve wa ite d until c la sse s sta rte d to b uy my b o o ks, b e c a use the re we re c ha ng e s in the ma te ria ls re q uire d.”

• “Ac c e ss c a rds a re ve ry e xpe nsive a nd c a nno t b e re use d,

re turne d, o r so ld b a c k.”

• “So me instruc to rs o nly use the mo st re c e nt e ditio ns.”
• “I

wo uld ha ve ta ke n tha t c la ss, b ut the b o o k c o st to o muc h.”

F RE 101

Spring 2016 CRN: 20850 I nstruc to r: Bo ila rd-Ha rkin, L G On Ama zo n.c o m

Spring 2016 CRN: 20449 I nstruc to r: Go ro sa ve , G N

SPA 101

And Spring 2016 CRN: 23100 I nstruc to r: F ra nc o , E S T his is a c usto m b o o k, so the re a re no a lte rna tive s fo r b uying this b o o k.

SPA 101

Spring 2016 CRN: 21122 I nstruc to r: E ve rist, M T a nd CRN: 23166 I nstruc to r: Ore -Giro n, E L a nd CRN: 20918 I nstruc to r: Brito , M J $181.50 plus the re c o mme nde d ma te ria ls in the a mo unt o f $31.75 =

$213.25

All o the r o nline o ptio ns fo r this b o o k we re e ithe r the sa me pric e o r hig he r.

Re se ar c h

Ma ny simila ritie s a c ro ss the sta te

Diffe r e nc e

Rio Sa la do Co mmunity Co lle g e

Ho w the y pro vide a ffo rda b le te xtb o o ks to the ir stude nts:

• RS wo rks in c o njunc tio n with F
• lle tt a nd Pe a rso n Pub lishing to

c usto mize a nd stre a mline te xtb o o ks fo r o ve r 200 o f the ir c o urse s.

• F

a c ulty o f e a c h disc ipline ha ve ma de it a pra c tic e to use a n o ffic ia l c o lle g e te xt fo r e a c h c o urse ; ra the r tha n ha ving multiple te xtb o o ks tha t c a te r to the individua l fa c ulty.

Diffe r e nc e , c ont.

Rio Sa la do Co mmunity Co lle g e

• E

a c h te xtb o o k is c usto mize d b y Pe a rso n to inc lude ma te ria l tha t the fa c ulty ha s se le c te d a s e sse ntia l fo r the stude nts to ma ste r in the c o urse . I n a dditio n, the re is o nly o ne te xtb o o k use d fo r e a c h c o urse .

• Due to the hig h vo lume o f te xtb o o ks so ld using this

me tho d, the c o lle g e b o o ksto re is a b le to pro vide a n a ve ra g e o f 50% sa ving s to the stude nts.

Spring 2016: SPA101 a t Rio Sa la do Co mmunity Co lle g e Re q uire d Ma te ria l Pric e : $56.00 F RE 101 a t Rio Sa la do Co mmunity Co lle g e

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na de q ua te I nfo rma tio n

• Cha ng e o f I

nstruc to rs

• Cha ng e o f Ma te ria ls = L
• ss o f Mo ne y

A fe w mor e c onc e r ns:

What the Inte r

• Campus Counc il

is doing:

• Me e ting s with F
• lle tt & Pe a rso n
• Stude nt Surve y
• T

a lking with pe e rs

• Pre se nting to Bo a rd o f Go ve rno r’ s a nd F

a c ulty Se na te

• T

e xtb o o k T a skfo rc e fo rme d tha t inc lude s stude nts

• Stre a mline d te xtb o o k syste m c o nside re d a s a so lutio n. (i.e .. using

c o mmo n te xtb o o k a c ro ss the c o urse s.)

• Ope n E

duc a tio na l Re so urc e s (OE R)use d a s a n o ptio n b y mo re instruc to rs.

• Ma rke t the ide a o f “Do no t o pe n until the 1st da y o f c la ss”
• I

nstruc to rs sho uld se nd a pre -se me ste r e ma il to c o nfirm b o o ks a nd sylla b us.

• I

nstruc to rs to use c o urse pa c ks whe n po ssib le .

Re c omme ndations:

E ve r y stude nt should have the oppor tunity at an affor dable e duc ation.

T ha nk you a ll, a g a in, for your time a nd inte re st in he a ring from the stude nts.