Textbook Information
 ONLINE PURCHASES
Each semester course materials will be listed in the Order Textbooks section by course number. Orders must be prepaid by Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, or Discover), or Student Accounts (Financial Aid). Along with a course's textbooks, required materials such as calculators, culinary uniforms and cutlery, and biology items, are now available online, and appear with the appropriate course's textbooks on the Ordering Textbooks page.
NOTE: Textbook orders with split tenders (part credit card, part Financial Aid, part cash, etc.) can only be processed in store only.
Credit Card Orders
Course Materials will be available for online ordering by Credit Card on the same day registration begins, and available for shipment or in-store pickup within 48 hours of ordering.
Student Accounts (Financial Aid) Orders
Student Accounts (Financial Aid) orders are available the first day Student Accounts open, and will be filled within 48 hours after they are placed. Pick up your books at the College Store, or have them shipped via FedEx. See the Order Textbooks page for more information on when the current semester's Student Accounts open.
PURCHASING TEXTBOOKS
Textbooks may usually be purchased in-store approximately 1 1/2 months prior to the start of each semester, except Students qualifying for Financial Aid Bookstore Credit, who may purchase their books and supplies online and in-store beginning two weeks prior to the first day of classes for Fall and Spring semesters. Financial Aid Bookstore Credit will begin for the Summer semester two weeks before classes begin.
Please Bring Your Course Schedule
The Bookstore staff will be happy to locate your books for you. If you forget your schedule, the Registrar’s Office (Elston, Rm. 215) can print one for you. An SCCC Student Photo ID card is not required for non-Student Accounts textbook purchases.
Student Accounts (Financial Aid) Bookstore Credit
Eligible students may have Student Accounts (Financial Aid) Bookstore Credit at
the College Store. This store credit is activated 2 weeks before the
first day of each semester. The Student Accounts credit is available
for eligible students only for the first four weeks of Fall and Spring
semesters and the first week of the summer semester. Each time you
charge something to your Student Account, you will receive a detailed
receipt including your current balance. KEEP ALL RECEIPTS. You will need them for any exchanges or returns.
 ! eBooks
eBooks are now available through The College Store. eBooks are convenient, less expensive than print books, and delivered right to your desktop. Features and capabilities include; Printing , Note Taking, Highlighting, Searching, Underlining, and Read-Out Loud. Minimum Requirements; Windows 98 SE, XP, Vista, or MacOS 10.2.9 or above, High-Speed Internet connection, and FREE reader software (available online).
How eBooks work
Purchase the card through the bookstore cashier just as you would purchase a print textbook. Purchasing an eBook card authorizes the card, but does not activate it. When you're ready to read your eBook, go to the computer where you'll use it. Log in or register at http://www.DigitalTextbooks.com/download, and enter the card and receipt numbers.
Your eBook is now activated and cannot be returned. Follow the easy on-screen prompts to download your eBook. You will need the latest version of the free reader software to read your eBook. See http://www.DigitalTextbooks.com/download for additional information.
Used Textbooks
We obtain as many used books as possible. used books will save you about 25% of the new book price. When purchasing used books, you will not have the access codes necessary for any web-enhanced materials.
Course Materials
The College Store also carries most course materials such as art supplies, music supplies and all culinary uniforms as well as knives and pastry supplies. Student Account Bookstore Credit may be used to purchase any materials that are required for a course. The College Store now has course materials available online for classes that have requirements for them, and are listed along with that class's textbooks on the Ordering Textbooks page.
Online Courses
The College Store sells all required textbooks and materials for online courses.
|