{"id":8022,"date":"2023-01-27T11:31:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nashuacc.edu\/?page_id=8022"},"modified":"2024-01-31T15:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T20:17:09","slug":"nolo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nashuacc.edu\/afford-ncc\/nolo\/","title":{"rendered":"No-Cost &#038; Low-Cost Textbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8022\" class=\"elementor elementor-8022\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23e78fe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23e78fe4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fda6dc0 pr-md-5\" data-id=\"3fda6dc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad9d97 py-3 mb-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-bcn_widget\" data-id=\"fad9d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-bcn_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\"><!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.3.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to °®²¥ÊÓƵ.\" href=\"https:\/\/nashuacc.edu\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">°®²¥ÊÓƵ<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/nashuacc.edu\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9b183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee9b183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No\/Low-Cost Textbooks available for many NCC courses<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d69b3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d69b3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2019, °®²¥ÊÓƵ faculty and staff have expanded the use of No\/Low-Cost (NOLO) Textbooks &#8211; meaning required course materials are free, or cost $50 or less.\u00a0<\/p><p>Students can filter their schedules to select NOLO classes. 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elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5343ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5343ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Many NCC courses qualify as NOLO, meaning that required texts are low-cost, or no-cost texts, or that no course materials need to be purchased<\/li><li>More than 70% of English and Math Class Sections use free textbooks<\/li><li>Because many intro courses are NOLO, it&#8217;s possible to have an entire NOLO semester, with classes such as: English 101, History 101, Psychology 101, Humanities 101, &amp; Business 101<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c7fe6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"89c7fe6\" 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