SKIP to: User Groups, Site Search, Page content, Quick Links, Contact Information

All students who are registered for the current term and have a Financial Aid Award for the current term will be eligible to charge up to $700.00 ($500.00 for Summer) in textbooks at the RCTC Bookstore. Please note, however, that book charges are available only for a short time at the beginning of each semester and are available only for textbooks. Specific dates for the upcoming semester are listed below.

The cost of charged items (TEXTBOOKS ONLY) will be added to your RCTC bill and you will be expected to pay for these items along with any outstanding tuition and fees - - even if your Financial Aid is not enough to cover the charges.

How do I obtain a Book Charge Account?

1. You must be registered and have a Financial Aid award on file with the Financial Aid Office to be eligible to charge your textbooks at the RCTC Bookstore.

2. For Spring Semester 2012, students will be able to charge textbooks between Tuesday, January 3, 2012 and Friday, January 13, 2012 directly from the RCTC Bookstore.

3. Proceed to the Bookstore and select your textbooks. The Bookstore staff will already have your charge authorization form. You will need to read and sign the charge authorization form when processing your transaction.

4. ONLINE Purchases: If you plan to purchase your textbooks online you must download and submit the Bookstore Charge Authorization Form to the RCTC Bookstore PRIOR to placing your online order. Forms should be submitted to:

   RCTC Bookstore 851 30th Avenue SE Rochester, MN 55904

   Forms can be faxed to: (507) 536-5630

   
   When placing your order online, proceed to the checkout and select "FINANCIAL AID" as your payment method. In the Account Number field, you will enter your Student ID Number. The Bookstore staff will confirm that you have a Charge form on file prior to fulfilling your order.
   
   
5. When the book charge window has ended, the cost of deferred items will be added to your student account. If you return or exchange textbooks and qualify for a refund, your account will be credited in the same manner*. You will be expected to pay RCTC for all charged items. If your Financial Aid is not sufficient to cover the balance due, you must pay for the charged items from your own funds.
   
   
6. No Bookstore charges will be allowed after 4:30 pm on the fifth day of the Semester.

* See RCTC Bookstore for the current Return Policy

Updated: January 13, 2012