New River Community College will be closed from Tuesday December 24 - Wednesday January 1, 2025. The college will reopen on Thursday January 2, 2025 at 8:00am.
The Follett ACCESS Digital Content program gives students access to their required textbook and other course materials on the first day of classes. The textbook is available in an e-book format inside the student’s Canvas class. Canvas is NRCC’s learning management system.
The Follett ACCESS E-book program benefits students by
Once students enroll in a class that uses the Follett ACCESS E-books program, a charge will appear automatically on their student account. It is listed as a "class specific fee."
Students can pay online through SIS, in-person at the Business Office on the Dublin campus, or in-person at the information desk at the Christiansburg site. Students cannot pay the Follett Access E-books program fees at the NRCC Bookstore.
The NRCC Access to Community College (ACCE) program does not cover the Follett ACCESS E-books program fees. In addition, other third parties do not pay the Follett ACCESS E-books program fees, including GIBill® benefits, Virginia Prepaid 529 plans, Department of Social Services scholarships, and waivers. In these cases, students are responsible for paying the Follett ACCESS E-books fees or obtaining the required material on their own.
The following courses are included for Spring 2025:
On the first day of classes, students should log into Canvas. They will find information there about how to access the e-book for the course. They will also receive an email to their college email address about a week before the start of classes that provides a link to the e-book on a platform called "BryteWave shelf." BryteWave shelf houses the Follett ACCESS e-books.
Students should use their VCCS email to set up necessary accounts for the Follett ACCESS E-books program.
Students may opt-out of the Follett ACCESS E-books program via the link found in their student email or at https://accessportal.follett.com/1737, but they will be responsible for obtaining the required material on their own, which could result in higher course material fees. The bookstore can assist with the opt-out process and answer any questions regarding the Follett ACCESS E-books program.
You can choose not to participate in the Follett ACCESS E-books program by going to https://accessportal.follett.com/1737 to opt out of the program. However, the majority of students save money on textbook costs by using the Follett Access E-books program. If students opt-out, they must obtain the required class materials on their own.
All students are automatically opted into the Follett ACCESS E-books program when they enroll in a participating Follett ACCESS E-books program course. If students want to opt-out, they must do so before the last date to add/drop a course for a full refund.
The bookstore can assist with the opt-out process and answer any questions you may have regarding this program.
Contact the NRCC bookstore manager, Barrett Bain, at bbain@nr.edu or call the bookstore at 540-674-3638.
