Access to Learning Assumptions South Mountain has unique access issues. It is crucial that SMCC provide the community with access to technology. Many of the students and community members do not have computers at home. Therefore the college, in carrying out its mission, needs to provide access to hardware and software not available anywhere else for students and the community. SMCC must ensure that off campus sites have access to the Internet and to the campus technology resources.
Access includes support for learning.
SMCC has made dramatic improvements in access though the implementation of infrastructures over the last three years. With increasing access comes increasing training and support needs. These support issues, especially user and instructional support, are crucial and more important in many ways than equipment. Creating a learning environment with technology involves more than providing hardware and software. Technology infrastructure, both wiring and network, is up to date.