{"id":5685,"date":"2026-05-06T15:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/?page_id=5685"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:47:21","slug":"bookstore-accounts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/apply\/bookstore-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookstore Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim gcc\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>1. Complete a FAFSA<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t already filed your FAFSA, do this first<\/li>\n<li>Once GCC receives your FAFSA, a Book Authorization requirement will appear in your outstanding financial aid requirements in MyGCC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"callout warning\"><i class=\"fas fa-triangle-exclamation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><div class=\"callout-content\">Completing a FAFSA does not guarantee you have enough excess aid to open a bookstore account.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>2. Authorize SFS to Create Your Bookstore Account<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.gcc.mass.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into MyGCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to My Financial Aid \u2192 Financial Aid Outstanding Requirements<\/li>\n<li>Choose the correct aid year from the drop down and click Submit<\/li>\n<li>Click the Bookstore Account link<\/li>\n<li>Authorize the account<\/li>\n<li>If you have available funds, your account should be active within 48 business hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>3. Check Your Bookstore Account<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.gcc.mass.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into MyGCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to My Financial Aid \u2192 Award Summary by Year<\/li>\n<li>Choose the correct aid year from the drop down and click Submit<\/li>\n<li>Click on Book Store Account to view your available amount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"callout\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle-question\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><div class=\"callout-content\">If you have any questions about setting up your account, contact Student Financial Services at <a href=\"mailto:sfs@gcc.mass.edu\">sfs@gcc.mass.edu<\/a>, (413) 775-1109, or C102 on campus<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>3. Using your Bookstore Account<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>All book purchases will be online through <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc.ecampus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eCampus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You must use your GCC Student ID to make purchases through your financial aid bookstore account.<\/li>\n<li>For help with ordering, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc.ecampus.com\/help\/help-desk\">eCampus help desk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5685","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-22 21:34:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"pp_notify_user","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5685"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5687,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5685\/revisions\/5687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}