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MAK I NG T E XT BOOK S AF F ORDABL E F OR ST UDE NT S No ve mb e r 6, 2015

I ntro duc tio n • T ha nk yo u • T 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

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

E xa mple : One I .C.C. Stude nt’ s Bo o klist 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 ota l pric e for books: $1,122.20 $901.25

Cost of Atte nding Pima Community Colle ge T uitio n = $1,283.50 Bo o ks = $1,122.20 T otal = $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 o 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

SPA 101 Spring 2016 CRN: 20449 I nstruc to r: Go ro sa ve , G N 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 $181.50 plus the re c o mme nde d ma te ria ls in a nd the a mo unt o f $31.75 = $213.25 CRN: 20918 I nstruc to r: Brito , M J

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 o 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.

F RE 101 a t Rio Sa la do Spring 2016: Co mmunity Co lle g e 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

A fe w mor e c onc e r ns: • I 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 o ss o f Mo ne y

What the Inte r - Campus Counc il is doing:  Me e ting s with F o 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

Re c omme ndations: • 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 1 st 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 . 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.