[SamAdams76]

My youngest son is still a college student and he reports that they won't even let you into the classroom without the approved textbook. You can record the lectures and you can refer to older textbooks to your heart's content. But without the overpriced "latest and greatest edition" (for that class only), you will not be allowed in the door.

This is one of the biggest scams going.

[VanDeKoik]

Ok, that is just beyond absurd for something like that to exist, and sound absolutely illegal.

[Maine Mariner]

And I suspect the resale market is rather limited for that textbook.

[FredZarguna]

That’s illegal. Not even a private institution can make that kind of condition. It’s considered an anti-competitive practice by the SEC to require the purchase of a specific product casually unrelated to the product being sold. I’d talk to a lawyer about class action. Lots of money to be made if it’s true.

[wally_bert]

Unreal. If you fork out for the class, it shouldn’t matter. Pass or fail should be up to the attendee.