The Information Technology Center

The Information Technology Center is conveniently located on the first floor of the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons building for students, faculty, and staff. The center is comprised of the IT help desk and support personnel and is open to all campus constituents during normal business hours. IT support staff are available to troubleshoot technical issues and answer questions concerning the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons technology, technology found in computer labs and technology found in critical study spaces across campus.   

Among the College’s highest priorities is helping students prepare to function productively in a knowledge-based society. With this goal in mind, the College has advanced the role of technology from being one of purely administrative to one of core importance, both academically and administratively. Every student has access to a Microsoft Office 365 Cloud account, including a suite of productivity applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. High-speed internet service is available to every student as well as 1 TB of file storage without the need for a technology fee. Secure Wi-Fi is available throughout campus and supports BYOD and gaming under the College’s AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). Visitor Wi-Fi is also available for guests while on campus.

All technology services are accessible from classrooms and residence halls and from off campus via the Internet. Students can use personal devices in the residence halls to access the Internet, send email, print documents, and consult course materials. The College uses the Blackboard Learning Management System to publish instructor course content and make academic resources available to students using the Internet and the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons academic databases. Access to all streaming services are supported on the campus network as well as support for popular gaming devices and services.  

The College features 20 computer labs located throughout campus. In total, all labs provide more than 600 desktop and laptop computers along with a sophisticated software suite of applications. Every computer lab has access to a high-speed, multi-functional device that prints, copies and scans, and other technical resources needed to support academic printing needs. There is a 24-hour computer lab open to students in the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons building which also features a high-speed, multi-functional device that prints, copies and scans.  

Discipline-specific labs include biology, molecular modeling, general and organic chemistry, mathematics, geographic information system (GIS), nursing simulators, coastal studies, Linux computing, cybersecurity, bioinformatics, communication arts, sociology, and video editing. All of these special labs have sophisticated, domain-specific software that enhances the learning process and extends students’ analytical resources.