Bookstores

Pioneer Pack Program

Costs of required textbooks and other listed course materials are included when you register for classes.
Click here for more information about the Pioneer Pack program.


Pioneer Pack Email Notification and Order Verification Process

  • Pioneer Pack notification emails will only be sent to alabama.edu email accounts.  Students must check their alabama.edu email accounts regularly for Pioneer Pack updates (see below for login process).
  • Students with Pioneer Pack questions should contact the bookstore at [email protected]

alabama.edu Email Login Process
1:  Open www.jeffersonstate.edu
2:  Select the myJSCC link near the top-right corner
3:  Select “Click here to log into the New Portal”
4:  Enter your alabama.edu credentials
5:  Select the Alabama.edu (Microsoft 365) card link
6:  Select the “Outlook” button in the menu on the left side


  • Students can receive all their course materials before the first day of class
  • Students can save up to 35-50% on the cost of course materials each term
  • Students can benefit from a highly personalized concierge service

Spring term dates:

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  • Order verification start date – December 6, 2024
  • Opt-out start date – December 16, 2024
  • Classes start date (start of regular term) – January 6, 2025
  • Opt-out end date – January 13, 2025

An option to purchase books is to Buy Your Books Online. Each store is owned and operated by Barnes & Noble College.

These stores offer a variety of products and services.

  • New and used textbooks.
  • Classroom supplies
  • Computer software – Academically priced computer software for students, faculty, and staff at greatly reduced
  • Jefferson State logo items, snacks, gift ware and cards.
  • Remember no refund without a sales receipt.

Contact Information

Chris Brown
[email protected]
Jefferson Campus – Fitzgerald Student Center
(205) 855-0585

Click here to order textbooks online 24 hours a day and have them shipped to you or picked up in-store.

To return rental book(s) to the bookstore, either click here and log in using your Jefferson State Community College information to create/print a return label for shipping, or return the book(s) to the bookstore in-person.


Regular Store Hours

Jefferson-Birmingham Campus
(205) 855-0585
Order from Jefferson Bookstore

  • Mon – Thurs  –  8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday  –  8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Shelby-Hoover Campus
(205) 855-0585
Order from Shelby Bookstore

  • Mon – Thurs  –  8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Friday  –  8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Extended hours are available during the first two weeks of classes and during book buy-back. Call locations for details.

St. Clair-Pell City Students
(205) 855-0585
Order from Jefferson Bookstore

Chilton-Clanton Students
(205) 855-0585
Order from Shelby Bookstore