Pay-to-win video games are frowned upon but pay-to-pass-class in college isn't

For example, I have an art class where nearly all the quiz and exam questions come from the book. The book was written by the teacher herself. There's no PDF online so we're FORCED to buy the book. It feels very much like a pay-to-win class. I'm sure many other classes are like this. College itself feels like pay-to-win