Student, Faculty and Institution Outcomes
Empowering Access for Everyone
Follett ACCESS is the perfect union of publishers, institutions, faculty and Follett — coming together to improve access to course materials, enhance engagement and learning outcomes, help make course materials more affordable and ultimately foster better student outcomes.
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS
- Save significantly on course materials — up to 80 percent
- Reduce stress during the purchasing process and easily access, manage and use all course materials regardless of format or cost
- Engage and learn on the first day of class by having access to all required course materials — regardless of background or financial status
FREEDOM FOR FACULTY
- Enjoy the academic freedom to choose the content provider, edition and medium that best fit the class curriculum
- Know that everyone in class will have the same edition on day one — allowing instruction to start right away and alleviate the need to teach with “lowest common denominator” content
- Let Follett troubleshoot and provide instructions for accessing materials and stop serving as “tech support” for digital course materials
- Support higher academic performance for all with a level playing field
RESULTS FOR INSTITUTIONS
- Gain a competitive advantage by increasing recruitment, retention and, ultimately, graduation rates
- Improve academic performance and help students complete their studies instead of deferring classes due to course material costs and access issues
- Directly address the cost and complexity of obtaining course materials
- Leverage existing systems to provide a robust learning experience for students
What Students are Saying
"It’s nice to have all my course materials already there waiting for me because if I was to have to do it on my own, I would be lost. All students can agree with me because you just get a list and you have to go to the bookstore, you don’t know exactly where to search, where to go, which most definitely causes struggling and stress. But now it’s already right there in front of you, causing more comfort and you don’t have to do all that extra searching. "
Joshua Sanders, Student — Edward Waters University
What Faculty is Saying
"Follett ACCESS is an excellent concept, saves money for students in the long run, eliminates complaints about the price of textbooks, and ensures they have all materials for each course. There is no doubt this is an advantage."
St. Thomas University faculty response in a survey conducted by St. Thomas University about the Follett ACCESS program, August 2017
What Institutions are Saying
"At Fayetteville State University, already economically disadvantaged students were further impacted by rising course material costs. With Follett ACCESS, students reported significantly lower costs and felt better prepared on the first day of class with all of their required course materials."
Donald Pearsall, Assistant Vice Chancellor Auxiliary Services, Fayetteville State University
Publishing Power
Follett partners with publishers to streamline and facilitate the delivery of course materials in the preferred format — on or before the first day of class. We do this by working directly with publishers on contracts, payments and fulfillment to remove a significant amount of aggravation and workload from the institution and procurement process.