Invested under the contract with the eFollett Bookstore Corporation, the Cerritos College Bookstore has undergone a renovation after many years of serving its students.
A ceremony for the re-opening of the student bookstore was held on Sept. 21.
Cerritos College President Linda Lacy, ASCC President Jasmin Ramirez and Regional Manager and Vice President of the eFollett Higher Education Group Jay Zawski were all involved in cutting the ribbon at the ceremony.
Cerritos College Bookstore Manager Robin Lee talked about the new upgrades that took place for the tile, new carpets, new coats of paint, and the reorganization of the entire store in pursuit of making it more customer friendly, and providing more space to bring in more products than ever before.
“It was a bumpy road for the renovation, it took probably about two to three weeks that we were closed for the whole renovation,” Lee said.
New supplies requested by instructors are now available for the benefit of the students’ development in their classes.
“It’s much more convenient. Now, instead of having to go off somewhere out of campus and find what they are looking for,” Lee said.
“[students] could come straight to the bookstore and they know that we’ll have what their instructors are actually requesting.”
The planning of the renovation took up to a year, due to out-of-state coordinating with the eFollett Bookstore group.
Lacy also explains how they decided on completing this project so that the store could attract the students and customer in providing them with a comfortable environment.
She likes the idea that it is much more open and easier to navigate in finding supplies, and it convenes the student who is always in a rush.
After six years at Cerritos College, animation major Bianca Perez believes that the bookstore looks more organized after the renovation.
She said she also feels pleased with the new supplies that the store now provides.
Culinary arts major Anthony Bañuelos noticed the change of space in the bookstore.
“They separated everything, so that everything is where it needs to be,” Bañuelos said.
“They did a good job in designing the interior.”
Teaching major Generie Quiñones said she didn’t really notice that the bookstore had undergone renovations.
