The Legislature appropriated $115 million to the California Community Colleges in the 2021 Budget Act in one-time funding for the Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant (ZTC) program. The program intends to “reduce the overall cost of education for students and decrease the time it takes students to complete degree programs offered by community ...

Welcome to the website of the Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) for the California Community College Chancellor's Office Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant Program. We offer California Community Colleges free resources and services to support their successful development and implementation of ZTC pathways, leveraging the largest-ever public ...

Below are answers to commonly asked questions about the program. Be sure to check this page often for new information and updates. What is the difference between the planning grant, the implementation grant, and the acceleration grant?

As of January 1, 2024, the following colleges have received Implementation Grant awards and Acceleration Grant awards to implement Zero-Textbook Cost (ZTC) program pathways at their institutions: Please note: many colleges are awarded as participants in formal and informal collaboration cohorts.

Feb 23, 2023 · The state of California has long recognized the value of open educational resources (OER) and zero textbook cost (ZTC) degrees in the California Community Colleges system. By funding the 2016 ZTC Degree Grant Program, the ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative, and the 2022 ZTC Program, the governor and …

The California Community Colleges represent the largest system of U.S. higher education serving 2.1 million students at 116 colleges annually. $5 million in state funding was allocated in 2017 to launch the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degree initiative with the primary goal of increasing student success through reducing cost barriers.

Sep 19, 2019 · The initiative, referred to as the zero-textbook-costs (or ZTC) program, awarded grants to 23 community colleges to create 23 associate-degree pathways and 14 certificate pathways. While some were rolled out in the fall of 2018, most are …

Mar 28, 2025 · Attendees will receive information regarding the ZTC 2025 Allocation, the system-wide goals for the ZTC Degree Grant Program, options that colleges will have to use the ZTC 2025 funding, and the outcomes that will be required for future ZTC reports.

The ZTC model aims to replace conventional textbooks with open educational resources and other no-cost materials in an entire degree or certificate program, so that students have a path to graduation clear of textbook costs.

Apr 8, 2025 · Zero textbook cost (ZTC) refers to the cost associated with the course. Specifically, it refers to a course that has no textbook costs. This differs from OER where the focus is broader than cost and includes open licensing. OER resources are available at …