HCC Bookstore
100% of Course Materials Provided
Cougar Access is Holyoke Community College’s innovative program that automatically provides students with all required course materials on or before the first day of class.
How it works:
- Students are automatically enrolled at that time of registration
- All required course materials are delivered before the first day of class in various digital and print formats and will be available for pickup at the Campus Store or to the student’s verified home address.
- Physical books will need to be returned by the end of the semester
Program Benefits:
- Prepares all students in the program with materials on the first day
- Eliminates the shopping process, saving students time and money while lowering stress
- Removes guesswork; ensuring clarity and predictability in course material costs
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The HCC Campus Store is open for in-store shopping or order pickup!
Store Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm
Park in S Lot and enter the Campus Center there. The Bookstore is on the second floor of the Campus Center.
Want to pickup your books but can't make it when the store is open? Choose "store pickup" and change location to "bookstore lockers." You will receive a text and email with details on your order pickup. Lockers are located right next to the bookstore!
Need help? get in touch!
Call 413.552.2521 or email the Campus Store and leave your name and contact information, and one of our staff will be in touch within 24 hours.
external book advances
Missed the book advance deadline? Or your books/supplies weren't available at the Bookstore?
You can request an External Book Advance through the Financial Aid office if you enrolled in spring flex II (Feb. 14 start), spring flex III (March 28 start), or had any other constraints that prevented your purchases within the book advance period.
Textbooks are available online. HCC is partnering with eCampus to provide online book ordering via the HCC eCampus website. Online orders can be shipped to a student's home or to the campus store for free. Students who need assistance with book orders can call or visit the HCC Bookstore during posted business hours.
Sign in with your HCC Account with the "Sign in via Your School Account" button and Shop By Schedule to see the materials needed for your course
The bookstore will refund in the original form of payment for textbooks and required course materials purchased at the bookstore if they are returned in the original condition with an original receipt and within the first week of classes. Within 30 days of the first day of classes, textbooks and required course materials will be refunded with an original receipt and valid proof of add/drop.
The HCC College Store offers:
- Holyoke Community College branded gifts and apparel
- Supplies such as notebooks, pens/pencils, highlighters, binders, and paper
- Art supplies
- Medical supplies
- Technology supplies
- Gift certificates
- Gifts
- And more!
Get class rings and Commencement gifts at balfour.com (search for "Holyoke Community College").
If you have questions about using your financial aid for books, You can contact the HCC Financial Aid Office using the following information:
- Website: hcc.edu/tuition-and-aid/financial-aid
- Email: financialaid@hcc.edu
- Phone: 413.552.2150
- Location: Frost Building, Room 201
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
