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OER Savings by College (multiple semesters) |
OER Usage by Discipline (multiple semesters) |
Grand Rapids Community College | ||||||
| Discipline | Course Number | Course Title | Title of Open Textbook | Open Textbook Provider | Savings with Assumed $100 Textbook Cost |
# of students enrolled |
| Education | EDU 120 | Adult Development | Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective | dept.clcillinois.edu | $2,500.00 | 25 |
| Political Science | PS 110 | American Government | American Government 2e | Open Stax | $21,300.00 | 213 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | MUS 112 | Basic Music Theory | n/a | instructor created coursepack | $4,100.00 | 41 |
| Biology | BI 152 | Biological Diversity | Biology | Open Stax | $5,000.00 | 50 |
| Philosophy | PL 209 | Business Ethics | Business Ethics | Open Stax | $2,600.00 | 26 |
| Business | BA 208 | Business Law 2 | Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment | Saylor Academy | $2,600.00 | 26 |
| Business | BA 207 | Business Law I | Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business | Saylor Academy | $29,400.00 | 294 |
| Chemistry | CHM 110 | Chemistry in the Modern World | Introductory Chemistry | open.umn.edu | $20,000.00 | 200 |
| Physics | PH 125 | College Physics I | College Physics | Open Stax | $14,400.00 | 144 |
| Physics | PH 126 | College Physics II | College Physics | Open Stax | $7,200.00 | 72 |
| Astronomy | AS 103 | Descriptive Astronomy | Astronomy | Open Stax | $7,400.00 | 74 |
| Chemistry | CHM 130 | General Chemistry I | Chemistry | Open Stax | $32,000.00 | 320 |
| Chemistry | CHM 140 | General Chemistry II | Chemistry | Open Stax | $16,000.00 | 160 |
| Psychology | PY 201 | General Psychology | Psychology 2e | Open Stax | $121,200.00 | 1212 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | AT 105 | History of Art Before 1400 | n/a | various online sources | $11,200.00 | 112 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | AT 106 | History of Art Since 1400 | n/a | various online sources | $17,200.00 | 172 |
| Biology | BI 151 | Intro to Cells, Molecules & Genes | Biology | Open Stax | $19,600.00 | 196 |
| Sociology | AN 210 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology | americananthro.org | $8,800.00 | 88 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | GST 200 | Intro to Gender Studies | Intro to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies | open.umn.edu | $5,200.00 | 52 |
| Business | BA 254 | Introduction to Statistics with Applied Models | Introductory Business Statistics | Open Stax | $8,400.00 | 84 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | TH 248 | Introduction to Theater | Theatrical Worlds (Author: Mitchell) | University Press of Florida | $25,400.00 | 254 |
| Astronomy | AS 102 | Introductory Astonomy | Astronomy | Open Stax | $17,800.00 | 178 |
| Biology | BI 127 | Microbiology | Microbiology | Open Stax | $19,800.00 | 198 |
| Sociology | AN 280 | Native American Culture | Native Peoples of North America | other | $2,600.00 | 26 |
| Economics | EC 251 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Principles of Macroeconomics 2nd ed. | Open Stax | $21,200.00 | 212 |
| Astronomy | AS 108 | Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology | Astronomy | Open Stax | $2,400.00 | 24 |
| Mathematics | MA 215 | Statistics | Statistics 3rd ed. | openintro.org | $5,200.00 | 52 |
| Chemistry | CHM 120 | Survey of General Chemistry | Chemistry: Atoms First | Open Stax | $8,000.00 | 80 |
| Total Courses: 28 | $458,500.00 | 4585 | ||||
Schoolcraft College | ||||||
| Discipline | Course Number | Course Title | Title of Open Textbook | Open Textbook Provider | Savings with Assumed $100 Textbook Cost |
# of students enrolled |
| History | HIST-134 | Ancient World | World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 | University of North Georgia | $9,400.00 | 94 |
| Mathematics | MATH-111 | Applications of Math | Various Resources | David Lippman, OpenStax, Tyler Wallace, Open Source | $23,400.00 | 234 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | Art-201 | Art Appreciation | Introduction to Art: Design, Context, Meaning | Fine Arts Open Textbooks | $7,000.00 | 70 |
| Business | Bus-202 | Business Ethics | Business Ethics | OpenStax | $4,600.00 | 46 |
| Business | BUS-217 | Business Management | Principles of Management | OpenStax | $6,000.00 | 60 |
| History | HIST-153 | Contemporary America - U.S. History | American History | ushistory.org | $2,300.00 | 23 |
| History | HIST-151 | Early America - U.S. History | American History | ushistory.org | $1,600.00 | 16 |
| History | HIST-137 | Early Modern World | Various Resources | n/a | $4,800.00 | 48 |
| Psychology | PSYCH-249 | Educational Psychology | Educational Psychology and Trauma-Informed School Practices | PressBooks | $3,000.00 | 30 |
| Mathematics | MATH-122 | Elementary Statistics | Online Statistics Education: A Multimedia Course of Study | David Lane (Rice University) | $12,900.00 | 129 |
| English / Writing | ENG-101 | English Composition I | English Composition I | Lumen, et. Al., Schoolcraft College | $36,400.00 | 364 |
| English / Writing | ENG-102 | English Composition II | Various Resources | n/a | $50,000.00 | 500 |
| Chemistry | Chem-104 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | Chemistry: Atoms First | OpenStax | $8,700.00 | 87 |
| Communication / Speech | COMA-103 | Fundamentals of Speech | Exploring Public Speaking: 4th edition; Stand Up, Speak Out | Communication Open Textbooks/Galileo; University of Minnesota | $27,400.00 | 274 |
| Chemistry | CHEM-111 | General Chemistry 1 | Chemistry: Atoms First | OpenStax | $8,200.00 | 82 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | HUM-106 | Introduction to Art and Music | Various Resources | n/a | $15,100.00 | 151 |
| Physics | PHYS-104 | Introduction to Astronomy | Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. | Kevin Lee, et. Al. | $8,600.00 | 86 |
| Business | BUS-101 | Introduction to Business | Introduction to Business | OpenStax | $14,400.00 | 144 |
| Engineering | ENGR-100 | Introduction to Engineering and Technology | various resources | n/a | $3,600.00 | 36 |
| Computer / IT | CIS-171 | Introduction to Networking | Introduction to Networking | Tim S. Baron; Schoolcraft College | $6,000.00 | 60 |
| Psychology | Psych-201 | Introductory Psychology | Psychology | OpenStax | $31,700.00 | 317 |
| Psychology | PSYCH-229 | Life-Span Developmental Psychology | PSY 200 Lifespan Development | Open Course Library | $11,800.00 | 118 |
| Philosophy | PHIL-247 | Logic | Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking | Matthew Van Cleave; Lansing Community College | $6,000.00 | 60 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts | HUM-212 | Mass Media and Popular Culture | Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication | University of Minnesota | $8,100.00 | 81 |
| Computer / IT | CIS-172 | Network Security Fundamentals | Network Security Fundamentals | Tim S. Baron; Schoolcraft College | $2,900.00 | 29 |
| Mathematics | MATH-047 | Prealgebra | Prealgebra | OpenStax and MyOpenMath | $3,400.00 | 34 |
| Sociology | SOC-201 | Prinicples of Sociology | Introduction to Sociology | OpenStax | $16,300.00 | 163 |
| Computer / IT | CIS 120 | Software Applications | Computer Applications for Managers | Lumen Learning | $20,800.00 | 208 |
| First Year Experience | CAB-102 | Student Success and Career Development | Various Resources | Saylor Foundation, Schoolcraft College, University of Minnesota | $24,800.00 | 248 |
| Political Science | POLS-105 | Survey of American Government | American Government | OpenStax | $5,900.00 | 59 |
| Computer / IT | CIS-178 | Technical Microsoft Windows | Technical Microsoft Windows | Tim S. Baron; Schoolcraft College | $4,800.00 | 48 |
| Total Courses: 31 | $389,900.00 | 3899 | ||||