The University has installed Ethernet connections in each of the 3,000 residence hall rooms and student apartments on campus.
Every residence hall is equipped with a computer lab.
In addition, there are large computing laboratories available to students in various locations on the Ferris State University campus. The Instructional Technologies Department provides media support for classroom instruction and facilitates distance learning activities to off-campus locations. The Telecommunications Department offers a variety of voice, video and data services. The University's IBM enterprise server supports on-line processing for academic and administrative users. Lotus Notes electronic mail and calendar service is available to all students, faculty and staff.