Textbook Assistance
Supporting our students with book borrowing and book vouchers.
Dolphin Assistance Program (DAP)
The Student Equity department offers the Dolphin Assistance Program (DAP) to support students with two textbook offerings through a book borrowing collection and/or book voucher. Review the offerings below to check your eligibility!
Please contact studentequity@coastline.edu with any questions.
Book Borrowing: Summer 2025
The book borrowing program contains a collection of books used in a variety of Coastline classes. All textbook assistance requests will first go through the book borrowing program to determine whether the textbook needed is already in our borrowing library. If the book is not available to borrow, the student may be issued a book voucher to purchase it from the bookstore.
Students who borrow a book must be participants in the Dolphin Assistance Program and agree to attend a workshop, return the book(s), and complete a survey at the conclusion of the semester.
The application for Summer 2025 will open May 1st. Please check back at that time to apply.
The Summer 2025 application will be open May 1, 2025, 9am (PST) through June 20, 2025, 4:00pm (PST)
The Dolphin Assistance Program book voucher is awarded to eligible students in the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms based on program funding availability, student program eligibility, and financial aid eligibility. Students participating in the Book Voucher program agree to return all purchased items to the Student Equity Office at the conclusion of the semester. The books will be donated to the Coastline book borrowing program. Students must participate in one workshop and complete a follow up survey.
- All vouchers for the Summer term are $150.
- Vouchers will be approved on a rolling basis until June 20, 2025.
- Students must be enrolled at least one class for Summer 2025 at Coastline College to qualify.
- Purchases may be for your course books/materials only.
- There will be no cash back for unused amounts.
- No cash refunds will be given for items purchased with this voucher.
- Return of any books purchased with this voucher is subject to the return policy of the bookstore.
Submitting the program application does not guarantee a book voucher. It is contingent upon student eligibility and available funds. All exchanges and returns are done at the bookstore in compliance with the bookstore's return/exchange policy.
All books and required course material (lab kits) purchased are subject to audit. Violation of any of the above terms will result in the requirement to reimburse the college for the total amount of books purchased with the voucher. The individual will also be excluded from future voucher eligibility.
First day you can use your book voucher: May 1, 2025
Last day you can use your book voucher: June 20, 2025
General DAP Participant Information
How to Find Classes with Free Textbooks
Looking for classes with free textbooks? Follow these steps:
- Go to coastline.edu and select "Class Schedule & Catalog" under Academics
- Once you've opened the seachable class schedule, select the desired term
- Select the subject(s) you want to take
- Under Attributes, select "Zero Cost Materials"
- After you hit search, all classes with free materials and textbooks will appear
You can also watch Elizabeth Horan, Coastline's Librarian, explain in a video how to find classes with free textbooks on the Textbook Help webpage.
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