The Heidelberg College Computer Center houses all of the major computing equipment utilized by the college community. Accounts for both faculty and students are available free of charge. In addition, Windows NT servers provide 18 gigabytes of file and application service to microcomputers in the campus laboratories and on faculty desktops, and several Linux servers provide programming and testing environments for computer science and computer information systems courses. An additional high-end Sun server provides administrative data support through the use of SCT's Banner 2000 product. The microcomputer lab, which shares the Computer Center's extensive hours of operation , provides students with a high-tech facility for word processing, graphing, and other applications.
Laser printers provide users with high-quality printed output.
Worldwide Connectivity Computers on the Heidelberg campus are connected to the worldwide community of the Internet. Students and faculty with accounts on college machines can access hundreds of thousands of computer and information sites worldwide and can exchange information with others across the globe in real time. Heidelberg was one of the very first colleges of its size in the region to provide Internet connectivity to its community. The Computer Center provides students, faculty, and staff with access to electronic mail and telnet services, the World Wide Web, and Internet discussion lists. In addition, all residence hall rooms are wired for Internet access.