CLC Bookstore - Brainerd and Staples Campus Information

Products & Services

Critical Information When Purchasing Supplies and Textbooks

Please bring your schedule to the bookstore when purchasing books. The bookstore shelves are arranged alphabetically by department with the books for each course located above the shelf tag. Match the information on the shelf tags to your schedule. It is important to verify the section for your courses as not all instructors use the same book for identical classes. A booklist for the semester is available on our website @ www.clcbookstore.com . Please ask for help from the bookstore staff if you need assistance in locating your books and supplies.

Students choosing to have their books shipped directly to their home may do so by calling 1-800-933-0346 ext. 8248 (Brainerd Campus) and 1-800-247-6836 ext. 5118 (Staples Campus) with your order. Shipping costs will be charged to the student.

Returns and Refunds

• Save your receipt! All returns require a cash register receipt.
• Textbook returns can be made within the first 5 days of the semester for which they were purchased for a full refund.
• Courses with a start date later in the semester have a 48-hour return period from the class start date.
• New books returned in used condition will be return at a used book price at the discretion of the bookstore staff.
• Shrink-wrapped books may be returned at a lesser price if the package has been opened.
• Unopened software & general merchandise may be returned within 24 hours of the time of purchase.
   

Methods of Payment

• Cash, Discover, Visa, Master Card and personal checks made to Central Lakes College accepted.

• Financial aid charging at the bookstore begins two weeks prior to the start of the semester and runs through the seventh day of the semester for financial aid and mid-term for third party funding.

• Students with a completed financial aid file have the opportunity to charge textbooks and supplies toward their Pell, MN State Grant, SEOG Grant, Scholarships and/or loans. Students may charge against the excess of their financial aid funds over tuition and fees.

• Third party funded students (Rural MN CEP, DVR, VA, TAA, Allis, etc.) are allowed to charge if they have a written funding authorization on file with the business office.

• Post Secondary Enrollment (PSEO) students are allowed to charge required books and a reasonable amount of required supplies that will be used up in their courses. Books charged by PSEO students are the property of Central Lakes College.

• Books must be returned to the bookstore at the end of the semester. Books required for developmental courses are not covered by PSEO.

• All students, eligible to charge books, must obtain a charging authorization from the Business Office before coming to the bookstore to purchase books. A picture ID is required when charging books.
  
  

Textbook Buyback

CLC bookstores offer textbook buyback throughout the year. Books are being purchased for the campus bookstores and for a wholesale book company. The bookstores’ greatest need for books is at the end of the semester during the week of finals. Watch for announcements of the dates and times of buyback.

Bookstore Hours & Locations

Brainerd Campus
Located on the north side of building just inside the main entrance
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

Staples Campus
Located just inside the main entrance on the west side of building and then to your right
Monday – Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Closed daily from 1-2pm for lunch