This place is cool and right off the Freeway, have to love the convince of being able to getaway quickly when your head feels like exploding! But I digress, consider this, in the city, but not too immerse you SMELL the city, newer development so, you are less likely to experience the rough possibilities associated with the City, and it's an institution that caters to the city, so the cultural melting pot allows for a diverse and friendly atmosphere ( hopefully) I like it, definitely excited to see how the professors are with their teaching, the faculty seems nice and the college helpers have that City Appeal that makes you feel like you are in the right place if you favor Hip Hop and NewGen culture. There's a Bolba Cafe on campus, and parking seems simple enough, just be careful, because you may get lost if you have not been here before. Sweet All in One day placement, orientation, and counselor meeting! Let me sign up for classes please! read more

What a rip-off! I have several hundred dollars worth of books to sell that I bought from this very bookstore. No marks, no damage. They offered a ridiculous lowball price only to make a huge percent profit 150% mark-up. Go sell your books at a sed book dealer, instead. read more

I'm taking away the last star, even if I can't. RICO should be investigating them. New Textbook = $101.74 Same textbook sold back @ end of semester, one bent back cover corner refund = $44.25 I can't get over it. read more

It's just a college bookstore where you can get textbooks for the class you're taking. Although the cost of books here are on the ultra high-end side, it'll be worth it when you get your associates degree and transfer to a CSU/UC. After all, this is college which means books, supplies and tuition are some of the biggest headaches for college students! Other than that, getting the textbooks you need for class is more important! If the books at one college bookstore starts inflating its prices, then other college bookstores will start doing the same thing! Oh well, this is nothing new since getting a college education is so costly these days! FULL DISCLOSURE: College textbooks these days are pricey so I am not too surprised since I have had this experience myself. The staff here are very friendly and helpful. Textbooks are placed on the shelves by course name and number. In addition to textbooks, there are also a few school supply items as well as food and beverage items available. More school supply items, CCSF logo as a bigger selection of snack and beverage items are available at the Bookstore Annex across the street. Be prepared to see a long line during first two weeks of school. This is one of their busiest times of the year. Don't want to wait for your textbooks to be shipped to you? CCSF Main Campus Bookstore is here for you. Overall, positive experiences here at this bookstore. Payment Acceptance: Cash, Visa & MasterCard Branded Credit & Debit Cards read more

The worst bookstore that I've ever seen. They have really low efficiency.people always need to wait for at least 20minutes in the line for paying. The staff lack of experience and work so slow.They seems like they are first day to work and they always ask the other staff how to do.so they always stop their work and ask.Also they should make a sign to let people know that the the return and pick up are at another side of the bookstore ,so they can shorter the line.I saw 4out of ten people wants to refund ,but they go for the wrong line. Also, Books are very expensive and that's not worth for it. CCSF should shut down this bookstore and use another better bookstore to serve ccsf .students. read more

Update: 07/26/07 Sold my book today. Bought on Web for: $51.00 Sold to CCSF: $64.25 I'm telling you, I'm so darn hot, people just love giving me money and more money. :D ~~~ Ridiculously expensive Text Books, a few rubbish back-packs and chewing gum is all the CCSF book store offers. Feeling wealthy and lazy? This is your place for text books. Or you can be wise and sexy like Sani and visit, www.half.com and get all your text books for half the price of this buck guzzler. + you can sell those books you buy from the net to the CCSF's bookstore for the same amount or more once done. Save Moolah. Think about it. read more

I was just here yesterday. (I had to buy 3 textbooks [custom editions] and one that was surprisingly cheaper here than it is online.) There were people there but it was relatively empty. I already had the books I needed written down along with their ISBNs, handed it off, he found the books quickly, I was in and out in less than 4 minutes. Awesome. +10 COOL POINTS because they were super friendly. read more

It only has textbooks and a limited amount of stationary and supplies. What sucks is for some things they send you to the "Bookstore Annex" just across the street, but even that one is limited. Best to go to Walgreens or somewhere if you need anything besides a textbook. read more

Last week Wednesday I go to the City College Ocean Campus Bookstore to purchase the book, The front desk Associate Ron help me order the book DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN&ADOLESCENTS(LOOSE PGS) for total 174.78 , This morning7:30am I received the book, there just half wrapped in plastic film, when I opened the book, There was a row of holes on the left side of each page, In case of Lose I use thread to pass through these holes to bind the papers. I have CDEV97 class on 9:00 am this morning, after study I feel is so hard for me. I dropped the class and added another Course (CDEV53) which is easier for me, because I'm new student and it's my first semester. And the teacher told me to purchase another book. This afternoon I go to the bookstore again. I come to return the book, the bookstore staff told me can not return, because no plastic wrapped, but no one noticed me that book should keep plastic can retuned. I can't imagine this book I get this morning, it's brand new. If I never using , why can't it be returned? it doesn't make sense. There is no one can help me , Just like Repeater, Say no ,Can't return. We have problem. There should someone to be solve the problem, even the manager, she never wants to help, I always think City college of San Francisco is a very good College and it's excellent, the bookstore should have good service, especially for new student , they should give more help when they have problem, This morning I received the book, in the afternoon I go to the store to return, Just couple hours, why not? It's unbelievable! I hope the bookstore can help and solve the problem , find better solution with student in the future, even new student. read more

Waaaaaay to expensive!! I'm having to buy a $55 CCSF only Package for a class so, can't get it elsewhere. Yuck! Also, shipping is high and I can only pick this up at the Phelan campus. read more

Wow, what a bunch of whiner crybabies when it comes to textbooks! And the commentators are not even reviewing the bookstore -- they're complaining about the textbook prices. The bookstore does NOT set the prices, guys! The CCSF Main Bookstore has a good interactive website that one can use to get their books. The sales are defaulted to the Used book price which I think is fair. If it were a moneygrabbing organization as some here are insisting, then the default would have been for the expensive books, right? And the shipping is set by UPS, not by CCSF. Kinda obvious. Buying a book on the web can be cheaper, that's true. Selling it back to CCSF, they would not care about the Web price, they would care about the new price. If you want to be dishonest and rip them off and brag about it on Yelp, I guess that's your own problem with dishonesty. Live and learn. The student volunteers are friendly and helpful. It's unfortunate they have to have a bagpack section thanks to some dishonest students and shoplifters but that's the sign of the times. The online site is better only because you can reserve your books well in advance of your classes. As for the price of the texts, the best thing to do is complain to the publishers. To put that on CCSF's head is nonsense. Thanks! read more

the books cost more then the classes. Whats worse? the books has rip corners and highlight, not to mention the chump changes your receive when your sell your book back read more

I actually liked this bookstore, it's convenient, and you can pre-order your books online. What I do feel that needs to change is the attitude of some of the people that work there. I know that this is a student job, but I felt really disrespected at my last stop here and I don't think I'd want to go back. I tried to sell my books back and sadly a lot of the books were not worth much anymore, but the guy behind the counter laughed almost every time he scanned a book that said they aren't accepting this book anymore or if it was a low resale price. He also took my drivers license and didn't return it to me. I called the store and I couldn't understand the woman who answered, and she told me they did not have my DL. I called back a second time and the young woman who helped me was very nice, and helped me to get my DL back, but it was annoying that I had to go all the way back to get it. read more

They have everything you need books supplies Candy drinks I just bought some snacks like crackers and candy and I've been here before and I bought I drink I think read more

This place is super expensive. Buy the book here AND on amazon.com on the first day of school. Then return the book to ccsf bookstore on the last day they take returns. Then you get the book right away for amazon prices. =) Also a money saving tip: ask your teacher if you can get by with an older edition. This can save you between 20 and 100 dollars. read more

It's pretty decent prices for textbooks comparing to other college bookstores.

This place sucks. The manager said that I could not return an unopened/unused item after a day. I presented her with the receipt.

I last step foot on this campus in Spring 2004, but it still seems like they are price gouging on books. Then again, I've been to several school campuses and it seems like a conspiracy between all college/university bookstores and publishers to charge as much as they please. Imagine being forced to use a new edition of a book and pay $100 for it when all the publisher did was switch some words around. Even used books aren't saved from the high markup. And they have the nerve to give me back $20 dollars for that Calculus book I bought for $100+. I guess the CCSF Bookstore copies their pricing policy from CompUSA. BTW, http://www.half.com is another good place to good books at a more reasonable price. Also you might be able to catch a "sleeper" auction once in awhile on eBay too. I was able to get a poetry book for an English class that costs $80 at this store, but was able to get it on eBay for a measly $10 shipped. read more

Nope. It just isn't that great. And they tend to run out, but which campus bookstore doesn't? Their registers malfunction all the time and nobody ends up to class on time. No, no, no.. read more

the bookstore is a joke! i ordered my books online set it to (store pick-up). they immediately took my money after i purchased the books online but i never got my books. i received a confirmation letter that my books were ready to pick up in store but i knew it count be ready so i waited a day to get my book. when i went there person #1- said to come back tomorrow because the book was not put out person#2- told me my books were on its way (next door and to come back later) person #3- said the order is not on file and that its from 2012 person#4- -told me my books has been shipped to my provided address person #5- my book was shipped to a different book store everyday for 2 weeks straight i went to this bookstore to get my books that i already payed for and they gave me so much bull shit. in the end the only way i was able to get my books was by getting upset at them because they were unwilling to refund me my money back. if i could choose to give it a worst rating i would! read more

Terrible hours. How is someone with a full-time job supposed to get their books? They should be open at least half the day on Saturday or Sunday. read more

i think the bookstore has a huge markup for books and i like to check there and web to make sure. they sold some candy, snacks, but all we students care are the textbooks and we want them in fair price. but i guess that is fair price to them. read more