Austin Community College District (ACC) students have saved more than $10 million in textbook costs since the college launched zero textbook cost (ZTC) courses and degrees in 2017. The number of ACC courses now offering … Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Bookstores at ACC remain closed until further notice
To ensure the health and well-being of our students and employees, the Barnes & Noble Bookstores remain temporarily closed until further notice. Barnes & Noble will continue to accept course material and general merchandise orders … Continue reading
ACC’s Z-Degree program awarded prestigious Texas Star Award
The Austin Community College District (ACC) Z-Degree program was recognized as one of the top college programs in the state — awarded a 2019 Star Award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board during an … Continue reading
For This Campus, Choosing Textbooks Has Gotten a Lot More Complicated
For This Campus, Choosing Textbooks Has Gotten a Lot More Complicated By Lindsay Ellis OCTOBER 13, 2019 PREMIUM Regina Seanez, a sophomore at Austin Community College, uses both traditional textbooks and e-textbooks as part of … Continue reading
ACC Teaches Without Textbooks
Austin Chronicle: ACC Teaches Without Textbooks BY AUSTIN SANDERS, FRI., DEC. 21, 2018 As enrollment for the spring semester at Austin Community College gets underway, the school is encouraging students to consider signing up for “Z-classes,” … Continue reading
New zero-cost textbook program saves ACC students more than $2.1 million
Austin Community College students are saving millions of dollars in textbooks costs through new course and degree options known as Z-degrees and zero textbook cost (ZTC) classes. The courses use zero-cost learning materials called open … Continue reading
First Day and Z-Degree Programs help students save big on textbooks
ACC is helping students save hundreds of thousands of dollars on textbooks through the college’s First Day and Z-Degree programs, which provide deep discounts and zero-cost digital class materials respectively. In the first two semesters, … Continue reading
ACC First Day Program cuts down on cost of textbooks
Program launches this summer and fall in select classes Austin Community College (ACC) is helping students save money on texbooks by implementing the First Day Program, which provides deep discounts on digital textbooks and class … Continue reading