ACC Teaches Without Textbooks - AUSTIN SANDERS, Austin Chronicle

As enrollment for the spring semester at Austin Community College gets underway, the school is encouraging students to consider signing up for "Z-classes," which help make college more affordable by eliminating the need for costly textbooks. The courses cover a variety of subjects across a range of degree pathways, but they all have one thing in common: None require the purchase of a textbook. School officials estimate that the average textbook for an ACC course costs $100, and they can cost students about $2,000 throughout the completion of a degree. https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2018-12-21/acc-teaches-without-textbooks/