Sunday, May 26, 2019

ARC works to adopt low cost textbooks - Irene Jacobs, American River College Current

Textbooks are one of the biggest resources for the average college student, often viewed as a pricey but mandatory class material. Following Senate Bill 1359, however, American River College has been making changes over the past year to ensure that more low-cost materials and textbooks are readily available to students. SB 1359, signed into law in September 2016, requires that community colleges note in class schedules which courses use free or digital course materials. https://www.arcurrent.com/news/2019/05/15/arc-works-to-adopt-low-cost-textbooks/