Student stories

Grossmont College’s OER Internship Program

Carlos and Edwin are the first students to be selected for the newly created paid OER internships funded by the Career Technical Education division of Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. They also work as peer advisors in the Career Center and at the High School Bridge Program held each summer to welcome new students […]

College of the Canyons’ Zero Textbook Cost Degree Program

Caroline is a full-time student at College of the Canyons with a double major in Water Systems Technology and Physics.  The following is her story of perseverance over five years and how the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degrees helped reduce her costs and streamline her pathway to graduation this spring.   Textbook Cost Impact Starting college […]