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McGraw Hill Affordable Access Programs
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Education for All
Give your students affordable access to high-quality course materials and market-leading digital platforms, while empowering faculty to select the right solutions for their courses. Affordable Access programs ensure students have the resources they need to be successful starting on day one and deliver trusted content that aligns with the latest accessibility guidelines.
Since 2018, Affordable Access programs have saved students over $800 million, while helping to improve retention and graduation rates.
Available Affordable Access Programs
Affordable Access programs are course material distribution models designed by institutions and their bookstores.
These programs provide students with essential learning resources at significantly reduced costs before or on the first day of class.
Sometimes referred to as “First Day,” “Follett Access,” or “Immediate Access.”
- Faculty decide whether their course/section participates. If they do, students access digital course materials via the institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) on or before the first day of class.
- Students pay a discounted rate for the materials on their student account alongside tuition and fees, making them eligible to be covered by financial aid.
- Students are provided a process to “opt out” for each participating course if they wish to purchase independently.
Sometimes referred to as “Equitable Access,” “First Day Complete,” “All-In Access,” or “Access Complete.”
- All courses in a particular academic program, college, or institution participate.
- Students access digital course materials for the term through the institution’s Learning Management Systems (LMS) on or before the first day of class.
- A discounted flat fee per credit hour or term is added to a student’s account alongside tuition and fees, making it eligible for financial aid. This fee covers materials for all courses taken during the term.
- Students can choose to “opt out”; however, by doing so, they agree to obtain all their course materials independently that term.
A combination of Complete and Inclusive Access programs. The difference is how the student elects to participate.
- Cascading Access is initially delivered in the same way as a Complete Access program, where students are provided access to all their required materials for the term, on or before the first day of class, and charged a discounted flat fee per credit hour or term.
- If a student opts out of the program, they can still purchase their materials by course individually at a discounted rate through the institution or bookstore–like an Inclusive Access model.
Discover How Affordable Access Programs Drive Student Success
Click on the case studies below to learn more about how an Affordable Access program is working at three higher education institutions.
Waubonsee Community College
- Saved students nearly $1.8 million on course materials
- Ensured 99% of students started class with the correct course materials
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
- Achieved a 21-percentage-point improvement in retention rates
- Saved students $4 million annually
- Increased graduation rates by 14 percentage points
Florida State College - Jacksonville
- Saved students more than $350,000 in year one
- Reduced course material prices to an average of $18.89 per credit hour
- 97% of students would take another FSCJ ACCESS class
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