This worked well last semester, so lets give it a go again.

CourseBook TitleAuthorISBN
BIO 205/206 Ecology & Lab - Elements of Ecology by Smith & Smith (ISBN 0-8053-4830-1)
EVT 102 Basic Water Treatment* - Water Treatment Plant Operation Vol I Sacramento (ISBN 1-5971-004-6)
EVT 108 Basic Physical/Chemical Wastewater Treatment* - Industrial Waste Treatment Vol I Sacramento (1-59371-028-3)
EVT 255 Solid & Hazardous Waste - Basics of Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Technology by Shah (ISBN 0-13-960378-6); OPTIONAL Hazardous Waste Chemistry, Toxicology, and Treatment by Manahan (ISBN 0-87371-209-9)
EVT 260 Air Pollution Control Systems - Air Quality by Godish (ISBN 1-56670-586-X)
EVT 261 Special Topics - No book, but don't worry...I'm going to make you WORK!!

* Students enrolled in the certificate classes (EVT 102 & 108) can call Sue at the SCETC to order their books. (803) 778-6656

The second question is a little more complicated. Gone are the days when you walked into a stale smelling university bookstore with your class schedule to pay exorbitant prices for shiny new books. Now you can pay those exorbitant prices from the comfort of your own home! Actually, there is a world of options out there for those in the know. Here are just a few of them:
Traditional - for those of you who really enjoy that 'real college' experience, we do still have a bookstore. Depending on availability the bookstore sometimes carries used books with a discounted pricetag. While you're in there don't forget to pick up some awesome CCTC swag. The jackets are hot this semester.

A slightly more popular method for those of you who can't just drop everything and drive to Sumter (although I'm sure I'd enjoy your visit) is to buy books online. There are several sights that you can visit, and I'm not sure one is any better than the other. Because you're shopping online, you can take a little time and shop around for the best deal. The two most often mentioned pages are Amazon and Ebay's Half.com.

Don't feel like buying a book that you will only use for a semester before you go through the hassle of selling it? (I didn't even mention it in the previous sections, but you can sell your books by either of the previous methods...with various levels of difficulty and return on investment) Have you considered renting? Several sites (such as Chegg) allow you rent books for the semester that you need them.

You could just not bother with books at all. I mean who needs them?! If you want I can simply cut the top of your skull off and inject the knowledge directly into your frontal lobe. You'd never have to worry about reading or studying again.