On March 20, the Miramar College campus closed abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while thousands of students and hundreds of employees scurried off campus to begin remote operations and learning, the Miramar College bookstore remained relatively unfazed. It had to! Short term classes were either ending or beginning and students needed books and supplies so as to not interrupt their education. That’s when Bookstore Supervisor Lilly Cava and her staff showed off their “Best in Class” spirit.
“This process to remain open and staffed was really hard,” said Cava. “There was so much paperwork to process with students ordering and returning books online.”
Cava and her staff of 8 have been on campus Monday-Friday since given the greenlight to return in mid-April. Perhaps, more than any other campus resource, they are so vital to student success.
The only thing missing this year, the long lines that form the first week of school.
Cava and her staff now spend most of their time fulfilling online orders, but in early August the tough part begins. “EMT, Aviation, and Art students will need supplies for their fall classes,” said Cava. “While campus remains closed, we plan to have a window open starting August 10 for students to quickly and safely come by campus to pick up their supplies.” For the rest, its ecommerce, and like Amazon somebody needs to fulfill those orders. Cava arrives at an otherwise quiet campus each morning at 7:30 and remains until around 7pm when the last book is shipped. She and her team must box up around 50 books a day and ship them. Demand and the volume of books shipped moves to a new level when Pell Grants are distributed the first week of August.
Students can order books online at https://www.bookstore.sdccd.edu/miramar/. The bookstore buy back program for students that attended in the fall and/or summer is available online here https://www.bookstore.sdccd.edu/miramar/sell_main.asp.
Cava and her staff take all the necessary precautions while working inside the bookstore using masks, gloves and remaining socially distanced. They hope to see the smiling faces of all our students in the near future.
Bookstore Regulations for Fall 2020
Book and other course material information continues to be available on our website, while the Campus is closed.
All District campuses are closed to students at this time, due to Covid 19, which requires remote operation at SDCCD, for the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and community.
Fall 2020 Online Refund Policy
A full refund will be issued for course materials:
- that are in new/original condition. Wrapped packages, software, and boxed sets must be unopened and in original condition. Course packets/readers are not returnable. Science kits and art kits are also not returnable. Access cards must be unopened/unscratched.
- that are accompanied by a copy of the packing list
- that are postmarked or shipping dated within two calendar days of the start of the session (for purchases made before classes begin)
For Items shipped on the first day of class and prior to August 28, 2020:
Returns must be postmarked within 5 days of the receipt of the materials.
All refunds will be issued in the original form of payment. Shipping charges are not refundable. Your credit card account will be credited within 2 business days of store receipt. Depending on your bank, credits may not be posted to your account for several business days.
Beginning August 31, 2020, course materials purchased online will not be returnable. Late start class materials may be returned within 2 days of the start of the session.
Defective course materials will be replaced up to the end of finals each term.
Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. We recommend that all shipments be sent with an insured carrier to guarantee delivery.
You may be asked to provide class schedule information.
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