NCC faculty, when possible, are increasingly choosing no- and low-cost (NOLO) texts and other course materials. NOLO courses are then flagged in SIS and the online course schedule so that students are aware of them.
When a textbook or other resource is both free (no-cost) and openly-licensed it is considered an OER. Because of its open license, an OER can usually be customized or "remixed" by faculty.
NOLO course = course with required materials (excluding equipment or fees) under $40
OER = Open Educational Resources = free and openly-licensed course materials
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) = a course using OER and or one that has no required texts
This guide shows OERs that have been adopted by NCC instructors as of December 2023. This information is subject to change.
See the Faculty section of this website for more information about NOLOs and OERs at NCC.
The library adds all NCC OERs to the NH Open OER Commons Hub which features OER texts in use at CCSNH and USNH colleges. If you know of an OER used at NCC that we missed, please email Fran Keenan or Troy Nikander at ncclibrary@ccsnh.edu.
OER texts adopted by NCC faculty (by course)
Note: Not all of these texts are currently in use.
Graphic Design and Print Production Fundamentals by 
Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Education by 
Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education by 
OER Textbook for English Composition by Business Communication for Success by 
Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition by 
British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond by Writing the Nation - A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present by Western Civilization: A Concise History - Volume 1 by Western Civilization: A Concise History - Volume 2 by 
U.S. History - Volume 1 by U.S. History - Volume 2 by ARTS 120N - Introduction to Graphic Design
COMM 106N - Public Relations
ECE 102N - Growth and Development of Young Children
ECE 103N - Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Education
ECE 104N - Curriculum and Care in Early Childhood Education
ENGL 101N - College Composition
ENGL 103N - Professional Writing and Presentation
ENGL 109N - Public Speaking
ENGL 122N - Technical Writing
ENGL 230N - British Literature: Middle Ages to 1800
ENGL 231N - British Literature: 1800 to Present
ENGL 241N - American Literature: Civil War to Present
HIST 101N - World Civilization: Ancient Times to 1700
HIST 102N - Western Civilization: 1700 to the Present
HIST 140N - U.S. History: Colonial to Reconstruction
HIST 141N - U.S. History Since Reconstruction
HUMA 230 - Ethics in the Workplace
MATH 103N - Quantitative Reasoning
MATH 106N - Statistics I
MATH 110N - Algebra and Trigonometry
MATH 120N - Precalculus
MATH 215N - Linear Algebra
PHYS 115N - Astronomy
SPAN 105N + 106N - Spanish I + II
