Ryan Tetzlaff February 28, 2018 Student Debt & College Co, College Success Z-Degrees: Can They Make College Affordable? Ryan Tetzlaff February 28, 2018 Student Debt & College Co, College Success Students may expect to pay high tuition costs, but many are blind-sided by the surprisingly high costs of college textbooks. The efforts of Open Educational Resources and Z-Degrees are meant to combat these additional costs.