Zero Textbook Cost Degree Program for the California Community Colleges Technical Assistance 

How can we help you? 

 Welcome to the website of the Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) for the California Community College Chancellor's Office Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant Program. We offer California Community Colleges free resources and services to support their successful development and implementation of ZTC pathways, leveraging the largest-ever public investment in Open Educational Resources (OER). 

TAP Blog

Dr. Barbara Illowsky shares predictions on what's next in Open Education, 

focusing on open individualized tutoring. 


 Get help on the following topics:

Learn about, and register for, professional development courses offered by ZTC TAP.

Request assistance from the ZTC TAP Team to find OER materials for your course.

Get help with Creative Commons licensing.

Get help with the ZTC adoption process from another educator who has successfully led their own ZTC initiative.

A place to discuss the ZTC adoption best practices and processes with other educators. More info to come. 

Resources related to learning about and ensuring courses are accessible to all students.

A list of organizations working to support institutions in the adoption of Open Education initiatives.

OER: The What and the Why

OER Definitions and Information for Advocacy

Links to online textbook repositories.

Celebrating ZTC in the CCC: 

A presentation of the ZTC programs implemented by California Community Colleges and a convening of communities of practice. 


May 3

Celebrating ZTC in the CCC was held May 3, 2024 on the College of the Canyons campus in Santa Clarita, California.

Thank you to all of the presenters and attendees!


Presenter slides and the agenda can be found on the Conferences page here.

Contact Info

For questions about support, please contact the Technical Assistance Provider team: ztctap@canyons.edu

For updates and information about the ZTC Grant Program, please subscribe to the state Chancellor's Office ZTC mailing list: ZTC@LISTSERV.CCCNEXT.NET

The Tap Lead Team

James Glapa-Grossklag 

Project Director

Judith Sebesta, Ph.D.

Project Manager






Jacob Cable, Ed.D.

Coordinator

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