COCC saved students nearly $1M in textbook costs last school year - Jackson Hogan, the Bend Bulletin

The high price of textbooks can be troublesome for college students, but some classes at Central Oregon Community College have begun using free or inexpensive online resources to ease the burden on student wallets. The practice saved COCC students an estimated $964,360 in the 2017-18 school year, according to Open Oregon Educational Resources, an organization that helps community colleges and four-year universities adopt affordable or free online textbooks. The group said 773 courses that year used the online resources. https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7025603-151/cocc-saved-students-nearly-1m-in-textbook-costs