If this type of specialized software is needed on an occasional basis for a class, it is the college's intention to provide scheduled lab access as long as resources allow. However, we cannot guarantee that there will always be enough lab computers for every student, or that we can schedule any open lab periods where students can work outside of scheduled class periods. Our computer labs currently offer access to the Internet, to Lexis-Nexis and to the Microsoft Office suite of software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. We also have computers equipped with Photoshop, SPSS, Quark XPress and other applications needed for computing under faculty supervision. World Wide Web access is available, but students cannot expect to use lab computers for electronic mail.
Printing generally is available in various labs on campus for a nominal fee.
The college is acutely aware of the financial burden that any computer requirement places on students and their parents. With the various colleges, departments and even major courses of study having differing computer requirements, leasing a computer or even renting computer time may be a reasonable option. It is up to you whether you buy, lease, share, rent, borrow or otherwise gain access to a computer. However, it will always be more convenient to have a computer whenever you need it than to depend on a friend or rent computer time at a purveyor's convenience. Back to the Top Changes in the Requirement We will try not to change computer hardware requirement frequently, but we can make no guarantee.