Barnes & Noble College | 20,009 followers on LinkedIn. BNC is a provider of retail & academic solutions, research and insights to campus stores, serving 6M students & faculty. | Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) company, is a leading operator of college bookstores in the United States. Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,100 physical and virtual campus bookstores, serving nearly 6 million students nationwide. General information on Barnes & Noble College can be obtained by visiting: www.bncollege.com.