The College Bookstore, operated by Barnes & Noble, is dedicated to supporting academic programs and student life. While providing excellent customer service, convenient store locations and hours of operation, the College Bookstore is the main outlet for textbooks and NCC Spartan merchandise.
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Digital Course Materials
First Day™ is Barnes & Noble College's inclusive access model, where digital course materials are included as an additional course charge for a particular course or program. This model is easy and convenient for student use, provides an affordable option, and supports student success by ensuring every student is prepared for the first day of class.
First Day™ course materials are digital versions of the physical textbook that may include additional educational resources such as workbooks, problem sets, tutorials, video, simulations, and interactive software. Digital textbooks have many features that allow you to interact with your course content like never before. Depending on the course materials used, features may include highlighting, annotation, search functions, and multimedia links. All First Day™ materials are easy to access through your Learning Management System.
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Bookstore Purchase and Excess Financial Aid
Students are permitted to use an advance of any excess financial aid to purchase required books and supplies in the college bookstore for materials not already billed on your student account. The amount is based on your current semester enrollment. Book advances are available to you if you receive an offer from the NCC Financial Aid Team and have a total accepted award amount (excluding Federal Work Study) greater than your bill. You will need your NCC ID number to access these funds. Students with excess financial aid should use their excess refund to purchase their books prior to their and materials during the first buying period to ensure they get what they need.
The ability to purchase books with the excess refund is scheduled as follows:
Fall 2025
Regular Start and Fall Accelerated I: (Courses that begin on or before September 16 must use this book buying period)
- August 11 through September 13 (Barnes & Noble Book record end date is September 14)
- Online orders end September 13
Mid-Fall and Fall Accelerated II: (Courses that begin after September 16 must use this book buying period)
- September 16 through October 24 (Barnes & Noble Book record end date is October 25)
- Online orders end October 24
