And yup you're going to spend $150 on a textbook for a class you don't care about! Turns out, it's not unreasonable for some four year college students to spend close to $500 a year on textbooks.

This notable expense is a significant expense that many students fail to calculate in their budget. However, there are solutions at hand.

Houston Community College, Lone Star College and San Jacinto College all offer programs that help students afford costs ...

As they start a new school year, college students usually come to campus knowing their tuition and room and board costs. The big unknown is the often-hefty cost of textbooks. Many students don’t know ...

They also needed time to build a portal that will allow the college system to track whether the free textbook programs are contributing to student success. The colleges are waiting for that funding, ...

Students now seem increasingly incapable of reading whole books, a problem professors say is becoming the norm, even at some of the nation's most elite colleges. While college students today ...

Smith expects all students to budget for books as part of their financial planning for college. Students whose book costs exceed their budgeted allowance may apply for aid from several sources on ...