Transitioning to an online bookstore can come with many unavoidable challenges to overcome. Eastern Arizona College, a community college in Thatcher, Arizona wasn’t immune to those challenges and joined us on this month’s live webinar, Transitioning to an Online Bookstore: How Eastern Arizona College launched an online bookstore and brought the campus-store management in-house.

Webinar guests included:

Affordability and convenience reign supreme for students at the new online store.

Eastern Arizona College (EAC), a two-year, public institution prioritized equity, service, and convenience when they partnered with Akademos as their online bookstore platform. The school serves approximately 4,500 students and offers associate degree and certificate options at their multiple campus locations.

Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) is making student success their priority. Serving Eastern Oregon, BMCC offers residents of Umatilla, Morrow, and Baker Counties an opportunity to pursue Associate’s degrees and certificates at their main campus, one of their many student centers, or through distance learning options.

Located seventy-five minutes from Minneapolis is Bethany Lutheran College, a four-year, private liberal arts college with approximately 800 undergraduate and graduate students. The school recently partnered with Akademos to launch a new online bookstore for the Spring 2023 semester. The school will continue to manage the Bethany Christian Bookstore and Bethany Spirit Store, which specialize in gifts, books, spirit wear, and other merchandise for students.

Bundling the cost of textbooks with tuition, also known as Equitable Access, is on the rise across higher education institutions. Read about why this idea isn’t new, how it aligns with the lifestyle and expectations of today’s students, and how you can customize a program that meets your needs and your school’s timeline.