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Food for Thought
The cost of books and supplies is lower, but students still face challenges buying them.
The OTC Bookstore collaborates with departments to focus on student success. Affordability and accessibility of course materials is a huge part of this. We have removed course materials when possible or have found more affordable options.
Some of Ozarks Tech's successes in lowering costs include:
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Instructors creating course materials by using open licensed resources
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Utilizing the OTC Print Shop rather than a publisher to provide lab manuals.
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Leveraging partnerships with publishers or vendors to negotiate better pricing. Our EMS program in 2018 challenging the cost of a student kit and bringing the price from $114 to $38.
Creative affordability initiatives like these can only happen if we work as a team.
As collaboration on affordability grows the cost to students will drop even more. We can expect better communication between students, faculty, and bookstore.