Affordability Programs

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Inspiring Student Success from Day One

What are affordability programs?

What are the benefits?

Affordability programs can include course-by-course and campus-wide. They provide high-quality, trusted digital material at a discounted price—which means savings—and improved outcomes for students.

> Lowest material cost to students

> Day-One access


> Available anytime, anywhere

Our partnerships with major higher education bookstore retailers and e-book platforms make it possible for students to easily and quickly access affordable content on the first day of class.

Why use an affordability program?

Course material cost and confusion negatively impact almost 50% of all students.

This negatively impacted grades for 50% of these students

85% of students delayed or avoided purchasing course materials

With an affordability program, you can:

  • Provide students with course material on Day One
  • Make course material more affordable—students save as much as 70%
  • Increase engagement with immersive, engaging digital content
  • Enjoy academic freedom—virtually any content can be adopted for use in an affordable access program
  • Improve student success and retention with analytical tools and insights

How does it work?

All students are given access to digital course materials on Day One of classes through your school's Learning Management System.

Administrators

Work with your OUP Partnership Consultant to include OUP materials in an affordability program

Your OUP Partnership Consultant can work with you to set up an affordability program or to add OUP content to an existing program.

Faculty

Work with your OUP Partnership Consultant to include OUP materials in an affordability program

Your OUP Partnership Consultant can work with you to set up an affordability program or to add OUP content to an existing program.

Prep for Class

Make sure that your syllabus and course listings indicate that course materials are offered through your school's affordability program, and work with your campus to post any digital ancillaries to your institution's LMS.

Bookstores

Bookstore managers and/or campus affordability program coordinators

You can work with your preferred vendors and formats to provide the best value for students, and provide details about content pricing and class fees for students.

Our partners

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